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Victor TunnunskyBishop of the North African city of Tunnuna.
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Victor of Tunnuna
Victor of Tunnuna, a bishop in the North African city of Tunnuna, was a staunch adherent of the Three Chapters, a doctrine adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
Exile and Later Life
Refusing to abide by Justinian's edict against the Three Chapters, Victor was exiled, first to a monastery near Carthage, then to the Balearic Islands, to an Egyptian monastery, and finally to a monastery in Constantinople. His death occurred around 569/570, as recorded by Isidore of Seville.
"Chronicon"
While in the Constantinopolitan monastery, Victor penned the "Chronicon" in Latin, a work that extended Prosper of Aquitaine's chronicle. Covering the period from the biblical creation to his own time, the surviving portion of the chronicle spans 444 to 566.
While addressing controversial ecclesiastical and religious matters, the "Chronicon" gives scant attention to secular events, and only in the context of religious ones. Written in the traditional style, it arranges events by consulship until 542, then dates them by years since the consulship of Basil.
Literary Contributions
In addition to the "Chronicon," Victor of Tunnuna is credited with the works "De Poenitentia" ("On Repentance") and "Vita Operaque (Ex Gallandio)."
Publication History
The first edition of Victor's works was published by Heinrich Canisius in 1600. Jacques-Paul Migne included them in "Patrologia Latina" (PL, LXVIII, 941-62), and Theodor Mommsen included the "Chronicon" in "Monumenta Germaniae Historica" (MGH. Victoris Tonnennensis Episcopi Chronica. Auctores antiquissimi 11: Chronica minora saec. IV. V. VI. VII. (II)).
