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Justin I

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Justin was born about the year 450 in the province of Dardania which was part of the diocese of Dacia. Dacia, with Macedonia, made up the prefecture of Illyricum, an area that suffered under attacks by Huns and Ostrogoths. He was of peasant origin, born in a village in Naissus (modern Nis in South Serbia). As a teenager he fled the border warfare and took refuge in Constantinople where he joined the army.
He arrived in Constantinople at the time emperor Leo I was organizing a new corps of palace guards, the ''Excubitors''. Apparently showing great competence Justin rose to be the commander of the ''Excubitors'' at the time emperor Anastastius [[Flavius Anastasius|Anastasius]] died on [[July 8]], 518. Commanding the only forces in Constantinople at the time of Anastastius’ Anastasius’ death, and by spreading some gifts of money, Justin was able to win election as emperor and was presented to the people at the Hippodrome on [[July 9]].
On ascending the throne, and recognizing his lack of knowledge of statecraft, Justin surrounded himself with knowledgeable and trusted advisors. Among these was his nephew Flavius Petrus Sabbatius whom he adopted as his son with the name Iustinianus (Justinian). Throughout the reign of his adoptive father, Justinian worked closely with Justin in what came to appear as a seamless transition upon Justin’s death on [[August 1]], 527 although Justin formally named Justinian his co-emperor and successor on [[April 1]], 527, only four months before his death.
As a defender of the decisions of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council|451 Council at Chalcedon]], Justin’s ascent to the throne brought a complete reversal in policies concerning the Christian Church in Constantinople, as he rejected Anastasius’ support of the non-Chalcedonians. As a consequence the [[Monophysitism|Monophysites]] came under attack and persecution as Justin’s government sought to quickly restore church life as defined by Chalcedon.
The bishops of the Constantinople region were called to a [[synod]] in Constantinople on [[July 20]], 518 that pronounced [[anathema]] against Severus of Antioch and others. The decrees of the synod were promulgated to the [[bishop]]s by letter from Patriarch John of Constantinople. When Pope Hormisdas received notification of the new events, he replied with a non-negotiable position that called for condemnation of [[Acacius of Constantinople|Acacius]], the Patriarch of Alexandria who had written the ''[[Henoticon]]'' and caused the ‘[[Acacian schismSchism]]’ during the reign of [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I]], his heretical successors, all hierarchs who remained in communion with him, and the emperors Zeno and Anastasius. Patr. John under pressure signed the papal ''libellus'' in the presence of Emperor Justin, the senate, and the [[clergy]] on [[March 28]], 519.
Hormisdas’ extreme position effectively meant [[excommunication]] of all the bishops in the east after 484. However, resistance to the papal position soon came and thwarted its implementation that proved, if anything, the futility of Hormisdas’ policy of intransigence in the face of the problem with the Monophysites.
==External link==
*[http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Medieval/Bio/JustinI.html Justin I]
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