Serenus 2 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | E VIII |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Aquileia (Istria) (officeplace); Cormones Castrum (N. Italy) (residence); Aquileia (Istria); Cormones Castrum (N. Italy); Forum Iulii (N. Italy) (deathplace) |
Occupation | Bishop |
Titles | Patriarch, Aquileia (Istria) (office) |
Textual Sources | Paulus Diaconus, Historia Gentis Langobardorum, ed. L. Bethmann and G. Waitz, MGH, Scr. Rer. Lang., pp. 12-187; also in MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 48, pp. 49-242 (history) |
Serenus 2 succeeded Petrus (Petros 78) as patriarch of Aquileia early in the eighth century, possibly around the time when the emperor Justinian II (Ioustinianos 1) was overthrown by Philippicus (Philippikos 1) at Constantinople (in 712); he is described as a man of simple habits and a devoted servant of Christ ("
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