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

498年，两名神职人员劳伦蒂乌斯和塞马库斯同时当选罗马教皇。在哥特式国王西奥德里克的调解下，劳伦蒂乌斯最初屈服，塞马库斯被确认为教皇。但这并不能解决冲突。在一系列会议上讨论了各种指控，但没有产生结果。塞马库斯回来后，两位教皇统治罗马，直到506年国王通过罢免劳伦蒂乌斯结束了分裂。然而，在514年塞马库斯去世之前，罗马的神职人员和参议院仍然存在相当大的抵抗。罗马的这种教会分裂被称为劳伦蒂斯分裂主义(Laurentian Schism)，自19世纪末以来一直受到极大的关注，因为它对晚期古代教皇的历史和意大利哥特王国的历史具有重要意义。尽管如此，即使在基本问题上也没有达成共识。这已经涉及到了事件的时间顺序。此外，对于分裂的原因也缺乏共识，这也延伸到争端的确切主题(教会财产的处理，与拜占庭与皇帝的关系)。最后，哥特式国王的角色在研究中得到了非常不同的评估。在这种研究状态的背景下，对相关来源的注释翻译必须被认为是一项理想的研究。劳伦斯教派产生了一系列当代的证词，可以分为四组：会议纪要和使徒行传，教皇传记，一本小册子和几封信。该项目计划以书籍的形式出版这些文本的一个版本，包括导言、翻译和历史评论。这将澄清悬而未决的问题，同时为进一步研究提供方便的相关来源。

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.