Marianna Cerno

This paper offers an unprecedented analysis of two main hagiographies of Hermachoras of Aquileia, BHL 3838 and 3840 – the latter never having been considered by scholars so far. Our investigation includes comparisons with other texts, especially De episcopis Mettensibus by Paul the Deacon, leading to an accurate chronology of the hagiographies, twice modified in the Early Middle Ages within a short period of time because of the Three Chapters Controversy and the division of the local ecclesiastical seat...