Sources for the Laurentian Schism. Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

498年，两位神职人员劳伦修斯和西马库斯在罗马同时被选为教皇。在哥特国王狄奥多里克的调解下，劳伦提斯最初屈服了，西马库斯被确认为教皇。但这并不能解决冲突。各种指控讨论了一系列的主教会议，不产生结果。在西马库斯回归后，两个教皇统治了罗马，直到国王在506年废黜劳伦提斯，结束了分裂。尽管如此，在罗马的神职人员和元老院中仍然存在相当大的阻力，直到514年西马库斯去世。这场发生在罗马（498年至506年）的教会分裂被称为劳伦教派分裂，自世纪后期以来一直备受关注，因为它对古代教皇统治后期的历史和意大利哥特王国的历史具有重要意义。然而，即使在基本问题上也没有达成共识。这已经涉及到事件的时间顺序。此外，对分裂的原因缺乏一致意见，这也延伸到争端的确切主题（教会财产的处理，与拜占庭皇帝的关系）。最后，哥特国王的角色在研究中得到了非常不同的评价。在这种研究状况的背景下，相关资料的注释翻译必须被认为是研究的必要条件。该Laurentian分裂产生了一系列的当代证词，可以分为四组：主教会议纪要和行为，教皇传记，一本小册子和几封信。该项目计划出版一个版本的这些文本，包括书籍形式的介绍、翻译和历史评论。这将澄清悬而未决的问题，同时使有关来源以方便的形式提供，以供进一步研究。

In 498, two clerics, Laurentius and Symmachus, were elected Pope in Rome at the same time. With the mediation of the Gothic king Theoderic, Laurentius initially gives in and Symmachus is confirmed as pope. But this does not resolve the conflict. Various accusations are discussed in a series of synods, that do not yield results. After Symmachus' return, two popes ruled Rome until the king ended the schism in 506 by deposing Laurentius. Nevertheless, there was still considerable resistance in the clergy and senate of Rome until the death of Symmachus in 514. Known as the Laurentian Schism, this church schism in Rome (498 to 506) has received much attention since the late 19th century because of its high significance for the history of the late antique papacy and the history of the Gothic kingdom in Italy. Nevertheless, there is still no consensus even on basic questions. This already concerns the chronology of events. Furthermore, there is a lack of agreement on the causes of the schism, which also extends to the exact subject of the dispute (handling of church property, relationship with the emperor in Byzantium). Finally, the role of the Gothic king is assessed very differently in research. Against the background of this state of research, an annotated translation of the relevant sources must be considered a desideratum of research. The Laurentian Schism has produced a whole series of contemporary testimonies that can be divided into four groups: synodal minutes and acts, papal biographies, a pamphlet and several letters. The project plans to publish an edition of these texts with an introduction, translation and historical commentary in book form. This will clarify open questions and at the same time make the relevant sources available in a handy form for further research.