767Speaking after another preacher on the threefold faith, Severian sets out the Trinity: Old Testament triads prefigure it, baptism in three immersions seals it, and Scripture ascribes the same works and titles—creating, sealing, peace, light, freedom, goodness, sending, calling, throne and glory—to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
disputed · Printed by Migne among the spuria of Chrysostom (PG 60); the Clavis Patrum Graecorum (Supplementum 1998) lists it as Severian of Gabala's (CPG 4206).
Standing
Not honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by the Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant traditions. Not commemorated as a saint by any of the three traditions; a bishop in communion with the church of his time, so not outside it despite his quarrel with Chrysostom.
Date
ca. 400 (approximate) · Severian preached at Constantinople about 400; the individual homily is not dated more closely.
Written at
Constantinople, Thrace (probable)
Language
Greek
Genre
homily
Reference system
section numerals as printed by Migne; where the piece has none, Migne column
SBL abbreviation
Fid.Not yet checked
Clavis
CPG 4206 (unverified)
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca 60 (Paris, 1862), cols. 767-772 (among the spuria of Chrysostom) (Printed edition in the public domain; OCR transcription (archive.org) of public-domain page images)
Critical editions
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Graeca 60 (Paris, 1862) (cited, not reproduced)