The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Faustinus (subscriber at Arles)
fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) · Bishop · Subscriber at Arles · Arelate (Arles), Gaul — see unassigned in the acta
The Nicene Age
Who Faustinus (subscriber at Arles) was
One of the thirty-four bishops who signed the synodal letter the Council of Arles sent to Sylvester of Rome on 1 August 314 — the first council of the whole Western church, called by Constantine to settle the Donatist appeal. The letter names him; it does not give his see, and no other ancient source recovers it. Recorded here as ‘see unassigned in the acta’ rather than guessed at. Distinct from Faustinus of Alexandria and from the Faustinus of the Damasan epigrams.
Named once, in the subscription of the Council of Arles (314); no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Faustinus active?
Faustinus (subscriber at Arles) is dated fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Faustinus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
What did Faustinus write?
Faustinus (subscriber at Arles) has 1 catalogued writing in the archive: The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome.
Which early sources mention Faustinus?
Faustinus (subscriber at Arles) is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The Council of Arles. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Faustinus from?
The archive associates Faustinus (subscriber at Arles) with Arelate (Arles), Gaul — see unassigned in the acta. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Writings (1)
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome
AD 314Being united by the common tie of charity, and by that unity which is the bond of our mother, the Catholic Church, we have been brought to the City of Arles by the wish of the most pious Emperor, and we salute thee with the reverence which is thy due, most glorious Pope.Read the interlinear source text →
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Pope Sylvester — the subscription list
c. AD 314To the most beloved Pope Silvester: Marinus, Acratius, Natalis, Theodore, Proterius, Vocius, Verus, Probatius, Caecilian, Faustinus, Surgentius, Gregory, Reticius, Ambitausus, Termatius, Merocles, Pardus, Adelfius, Hibernius, Fortunatus, Aristasius, Lampadius, Vitalis, Maternus, Liberius, Gregory, Crescens, Avitianus, Dafnus, Orantalis, Quintasius, Victor, Epictetus, eternal health in the Lord!The Council of Arles · Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Faustinus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.