Epistola Justini Episcopi in Sicilia, ad Petrum Fullone

Justi'nus

3. Of SICILY, bishop of one of the sees in that island in the latter part of the fifth century. He was present at a council held at Rome A. D. 483 or 484, under Pope Felix III., in which Petrus Fullo Γναφεὺς), or Peter the Fuller, patriarch of Antioch, was condemned as a heretic, for having added to the " trisagion" the heretical words " who suffered for us." Several bishops, among whom was Justin, desirous of recalling Peter from his errors, addressed letters to him.

Letter of Peter Fuller to Justinus

Editions

The letter of Peter, in the original Greek, with a Latin version, Epistola Justini Episcopi in Sicilia, ad Petrum Fullone s. Cnapheum, is given in the Concilia (vol. iv. col. 1103, &c., ed. Labbe; vol. ii. col. 839, ed. Hardouin; vol. vii. col. 1115, ed. Mansi.)

The genuineness of this letter, and of six others of similar character, from various Eastern or Western bishops, which are also given in the Concilia, is disputed by Valesius (Observat. Eccles. ad Evagrium Libri duo, Lib. I. De Petro Antiochen. Episcop. 100.4); but defended by Cave (Hist. Litt. vol. i. p. 458), who, however, contends that the Greek text is not the original, but a version from the Latin. Pagi (Critice in Baronii Annales, ad ann. 485, 100.15) proposes to correct the reading of the title of Justin's letter from Episcopi in Sicilia, to Episcopi in Cilicia; others would read the name Justinianus, but on what authority we do not know.

Works

Responsiones ad Orthodoxos, and Expositio Rectae Confessionis

Dodwell and others ascribe to this Justin the Responsiones ad Orthodoxos, and the Expositio Rectae Confessionis, reputed to be by Justin Martyr.

Editions

These are printed with the works of Justin Martyr. [No. 1.]

Further Information

Cave, l.c.; Mongitor. Biblioth. Sicula, vol. i. p. 417, &c.; Fabric. Bibl. Gr. vol. vii. p. 53; vol. xi. p. 661; vol. xii. p. 655.

[J.C.M]