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Archiepiscopi Toletani Veteres (Appendix II)

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Summary

This appendix, part of the 'Archiepiscopi Toletani Veteres,' is a collection of texts attributed to early archbishops of Toledo, though the ascription is uncertain. The title 'Veteres' suggests older, possibly spurious material. The texts survive only in later manuscript copies, with the earliest known witness from the 10th century. Dating of individual pieces is highly uncertain; some may originate from the 7th century, but many are likely later compositions retrojected to earlier figures. The edition lacks critical apparatus or stemmatic analysis, so readers should not assume the printed text represents a single authorial version. This appendix includes texts of uncertain authenticity, with no comprehensive study of their sources or parallels in Visigothic liturgy undertaken for this edition.

This appendix matters because it reflects later medieval efforts to construct a continuous episcopal history for Toledo, blending historical figures with legendary traditions. It relates to Visigothic liturgy, conciliar acts, and hagiography, but its uncertain authenticity limits its use for early church history. It highlights the challenges of using later manuscripts to reconstruct earlier periods.

Historical context

The work is rooted in the Visigothic kingdom of Toledo, which was a major ecclesiastical center from the 6th to 8th centuries. The texts claim to represent early archbishops, but the ascription is unreliable. The earliest manuscript is from the 10th century, indicating a later medieval transmission. The community was likely monastic or clerical, preserving and possibly fabricating episcopal traditions. The genre is a catalogue or collection, not a continuous narrative. The work relates to other Christian literature such as the acts of the Councils of Toledo (e.g., Third Council of Toledo in 589) and hagiographical traditions (e.g., Saint Dionysius the Areopagite). The inclusion of Hector from a codex of the Council of Tarragona shows textual instability. The compiler's note about Saint Ildefonsus and the catalogue of Saint Aemilianus suggests later medieval attempts to systematize episcopal lists, possibly from the Peace of Constantine (313).

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  • coverageNo English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed.
  • limitThe English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve.
  • registerRegister: other in Latin; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 3 narrative.
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APPENDIX II. ARCHIPPlSCOPI TOLETANI VETERES. Ex Editione Grialii, et tom. III Patrum Toletanorum. Sanctus Eugenius (Circa 112) missus a sancto Dionysio, et martyr Parisiis.—2. Melantius (312 et antea) in concilio Eliberitano. — 3. Pelagius (Cirea 325). Hinc numerarc incipit sanctus Ilderonsus, et catalogus fancti Æmillani, forte a pace Constantini. —4. Pairunus. — 5. Turibius. — 6. Quintus. — 7. Vincentius. — 8. Paulatus. — 9. Naialis. — 10. Audentius, de quo Gennadius. Vide Ildefonsum, cap. 2. — II. Asturius (400, al., 405), de quo ildefonsus, cap. 2. — 12. Isicius. — 13. Mariinus. — Castinus. — 15. Campeius. — 16. Sinticio, vel Sinticius. — ii. Praumatus. — 18. Petrus I. Hic aliquiHectorem inserunt ex concilii Tarraconensis Vetusto Codice. — 19. Celsus. — 2). Montanus (522 ad 531), de quo Ildefonsus. cap. 3. — 21. Julianus. — 22. — Bacauda. — 23. PetrusII, — 24. Euphemius, seu Euphimius (579 et seqq.). Subscripsit tertio c'motio Toletano, anno 589, apud exteros etiam mirandus, ut patet ex tom. I Antiquit. eccles. Schelstratii. — 25Exuperius. — 26. Conantius. Alii priæferunt Adelphium. — 27. Adelphius (597). Subscripsit cuidam cuncilio Toletano anno duodecimo Recarudi.—28. Aurasius (603) ad 615). de quo Ildefonsus, cap. 5. — 29. Sanctus Helladins (615 ad 623), de quo sanctus lidefonsus, cap. 7. 50. Justis (653): de quo sanctus ildefonsus, cap. 8. — 51.
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APPENDIX II. ANCIENT ARCHBISHOPS OF TOLEDO. From the Edition of Grialius, and volume III of the Fathers of Toledo. Saint Eugenius (circa 112), sent by Saint Dionysius, and a martyr in Paris. — 2. Melantius (312 and before) at the Council of Elvira. — 3. Pelagius (circa 325). Here Saint Ildefonsus begins his numbering, and also the catalogue of Saint Aemilianus, perhaps from the peace of Constantine. — 4. Patrunus. — 5. Turibius. — 6. Quintus. — 7. Vincentius. — 8. Paulatus. — 9. Natalis. — 10. Audentius, concerning whom Gennadius. See Ildefonsus, chapter 2. — 11. Asturius (400, or 405), concerning whom Ildefonsus, chapter 2. — 12. Isicius. — 13. Marinus. — 14. Castinus. — 15. Campeius. — 16. Sinticio, or Sinticius. — 17. Praumatus. — 18. Peter I. Here some insert Hector from the ancient codex of the Council of Tarragona. — 19. Celsus. — 20. Montanus (522 to 531), concerning whom Ildefonsus, chapter 3. — 21. Julianus. — 22. Bacauda. — 23. Peter II. — 24. Euphemius, or Euphimius (579 and following). He subscribed to the Third Council of Toledo, in the year 589, also admirable among foreigners, as is evident from volume I of the Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Schelstratius. — 25. Exuperius. — 26. Conantius. Others prefer Adelphius. — 27. Adelphius (597). He subscribed to a certain Council of Toledo in the twelfth year of Reccared. — 28. Aurasius (603 to 615), concerning whom Ildefonsus, chapter 5. — 29. Saint Helladius (615 to 623), concerning whom Saint Ildefonsus, chapter 7. — 30. Justus (653): concerning whom Saint Ildefonsus, chapter 8. — 31.
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Eugrnius II (636), de quo lidefonsus, cap. 12. — 32. Ingenius III (646), de quo Ildetonsus, cap. 13. - 53. Sanctus Ildefonsus (657). De eo Julianus. — 34. Quiricus (667). Subscribit concilio Toletano xi. -r 55. Sanctus Julianus (680). De eq Felix. 36. Sisebertus (690). Depositus in concilio Toletano xvi. — 37.Felix (693). Subscribit concilio Toletano VXI. - 38.Gutericus, sue Gundericus (760). — 39. Sinderedus (Circa 710). Romam Saracenorum tempore fugiens, subscribit concilio Romano sub Gregorio II. Eodem tempore Oppa, seu Oppas intrusus. item Urbanus functus munere absentis episcopii Sinderedi. Hinc sequentes episcopi sub jugo Saracenorum. Urbanus (Post 721) primum vicarius, deinde, ut credi potest, post obitum Sinderedi episcopus. — 41. Sunieredus (Circa 740) — 42. Concordius (Circa 760). - 43. Cixila (Circa 774).Scribi Vitam sancti Ildefonsi, et ad illum scribit Adrianus papa.—44. Elipandus (Circa 783). Ejus opinio damnata in concilio Francfordiensi, ann. 794. —45. Gumesindus (Circa 820). — 46. Wistremirus (Circa 850), de quo et meminit sanctus Enlogius Cordubensis hoc teinpore. - 47. Sanctus Eulogius Cordubensis (859), electus alno quo martyr obiit. — 48. Bonitus. — 49. Joannes (Circa 950). Obiisse aera dicitur in Codice sancti Æmiliani. — 50. Paschalis (1058). Ordinatus fuit Legione, anno 1058. Episcopus adhuc Tolelanus erat anno 1067. Vide Hisp. sacr. tom. XXXV, pag.
English
Eugenius II (636), concerning whom Ildefonsus, chapter 12. — 32. Ingenius III (646), concerning whom Ildefonsus, chapter 13. — 53. Saint Ildefonsus (657). Concerning him, Julianus. — 34. Quiricus (667). He subscribes to the Eleventh Council of Toledo. — 55. Saint Julianus (680). Concerning him, Felix. 36. Sisebertus (690). Deposed at the Sixteenth Council of Toledo. — 37. Felix (693). He subscribes to the Seventeenth Council of Toledo. — 38. Gutericus, or Gundericus (760). — 39. Sinderedus (circa 710). Fleeing to Rome at the time of the Saracens, he subscribes to the Roman Council under Gregory II. At the same time, Oppa, or Oppas, an intruder. Likewise Urbanus, who performed the function of the absent bishop Sinderedus. Hence the following bishops under the yoke of the Saracens. Urbanus (after 721), first a vicar, then, as can be believed, after the death of Sinderedus, bishop. — 41. Sunieredus (circa 740) — 42. Concordius (circa 760). — 43. Cixila (circa 774). He writes the Life of Saint Ildefonsus, and Pope Adrian writes to him. — 44. Elipandus (circa 783). His opinion condemned at the Council of Frankfurt, in the year 794. — 45. Gumesindus (circa 820). — 46. Wistremirus (circa 850), concerning whom Saint Eulogius of Cordoba also makes mention at this time. — 47. Saint Eulogius of Cordoba (859), elected in the year in which he died a martyr. — 48. Bonitus. — 49. Joannes (circa 950). He is said to have died in the era in the Codex of Saint Æmilianus. — 50. Paschalis (1058). He was ordained in León, in the year 1058. He was still bishop of Toledo in the year 1067. See Hisp. sacr. vol. XXXV, p.
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83. Aliorum episcoporum notitia desideratur, usque ad annum 1086, quo post ereptam e Saracenorum jugo Toletum Benardus renunciatus fuit acchiepiscopus.
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83. Information about the other bishops is lacking, up to the year 1086, when, after Toledo was snatched from the yoke of the Saracens, Benardus was proclaimed archbishop.
Citation. Tergwame, “Archiepiscopi Toletani Veteres (Appendix II)”, tmp1426.tmp1426.opp-lat1:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/tmp1426.tmp1426.opp-lat1#s1
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