Taius
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Taius (ca. 600
—ca. 683
AD) was a bishop of Zaragoza during the Visigothic period, from 651-664, succeeding his teacher Saint Braulius in this post. His surname was Samuel (Samuhel).
He was ordained as a priest in 632, and later served as an abbot
(the monastery where he served is unknown).
At the request of Quiricus of Toledo and Chindasuinth
, Taius compiled a collection of extracts from the work of Gregory the Great in 653–654, when progress on the compilation was slowed by the revolt of Froia
and the invasion of the Basques. He traveled to Rome, where he was sent to procure the part of Gregory's Morales missing in Spain. He received this work from Pope Martin I
. He worked as a compiler of others’ works, and in a letter to Eugene II of Toledo, he explained the plan of his writing and its relationship to Gregory’s model.
During Froia's siege, Taius had been working at a revision of the Lex Visigothorum, unable to leave the city.
Taius wrote what has been regarded as a “poorly organized” book called Liber Sententiarum, which drew heavily upon the writings of Gregory.
He participated in the Eighth Council of Toledo
, the Ninth Council of Toledo
and the Tenth Council of Toledo
.
600
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—ca. 683
683
Year 683 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 683 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- America :* The reign of Pacal the Great, ruler of...
AD) was a bishop of Zaragoza during the Visigothic period, from 651-664, succeeding his teacher Saint Braulius in this post. His surname was Samuel (Samuhel).
He was ordained as a priest in 632, and later served as an abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
(the monastery where he served is unknown).
At the request of Quiricus of Toledo and Chindasuinth
Chindasuinth
Chindasuinth was Visigothic King of Spain, from 642 until his death. He succeeded Tulga, from whom he usurped the throne in a coup; he was "officially" elected by the nobles and anointed by the bishops 30 April 642....
, Taius compiled a collection of extracts from the work of Gregory the Great in 653–654, when progress on the compilation was slowed by the revolt of Froia
Froia
Froia was a Visigothic nobleman, probably a count, who rebelled and tried to seize the kingship in 653, either in the final weeks of the reign of Chindasuinth or in the opening weeks of that of his son, Reccesuinth....
and the invasion of the Basques. He traveled to Rome, where he was sent to procure the part of Gregory's Morales missing in Spain. He received this work from Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I
Pope Martin I, born near Todi, Umbria in the place now named after him , was pope from 649 to 653, succeeding Pope Theodore I in July 5, 649. The only pope during the Byzantine Papacy whose election was not approved by a iussio from Constantinople, Martin I was abducted by Constans II and died in...
. He worked as a compiler of others’ works, and in a letter to Eugene II of Toledo, he explained the plan of his writing and its relationship to Gregory’s model.
During Froia's siege, Taius had been working at a revision of the Lex Visigothorum, unable to leave the city.
Taius wrote what has been regarded as a “poorly organized” book called Liber Sententiarum, which drew heavily upon the writings of Gregory.
He participated in the Eighth Council of Toledo
Eighth Council of Toledo
The Eighth Council of Toledo commenced on 16 December 653 in the church of the Holy Apostles in Toledo. It was attended by fifty two bishops personally — including the aged Gavinio of Calahorra, who had assisted at the Fourth Council — and another ten by delegation, ten abbots, and the archpriest...
, the Ninth Council of Toledo
Ninth Council of Toledo
The Ninth Council of Toledo was a provincial synod of bishops of Carthaginiensis. It began on 2 November 655 under the auspices of King Reccesuinth. It ended on November 24 in the Church of Santa María....
and the Tenth Council of Toledo
Tenth Council of Toledo
The Tenth Council of Toledo was summoned to meet on 1 December 656 by King Reccesuinth. In November 655, the bishops of Carthaginiensis had held a provincial synod in Toledo, the Ninth Council of Toledo...
.
External links
- España sagrada: Vol. 31 Ed. Enrique Florez. Madrid: 1770. Includes a reprint of the Sententiarum Libri V and associated material (pp 152-544).
Sources
- Collins, Roger. Visigothic Spain, 409–711. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0 631 18185 7.
- Garcia, Villada, Z. “Fragmentos inéditos de Tajón.” RABM 30 (1914), 23-31.
- Madoz, J. “Tajón de Zaragoza y su viaje a Roma.” Mélanges Joseph de Ghellink 1:345-60.
- Palacios Martín, A. “Tajón de Zaragoza y la ‘Explicatio in Cantica Canticorum.’” AEF 3 (1980) 115-27.
- Robles, L. “Tajón de Zaragoza, continuador de Isidoro.” Saitabi 21 (1971), 19-25.
- Serratosa, R. “Osio de Córdoba. Tajón de Zaragoza.” Estudios 19 (1951), 85-95.
- Vega, A.C. “Tajón de Zaragoza. Una obra inédita.” CD 155 (1943) 145-77.