[3] This mission came at the request of a group of bishops led by Porphyry of Gaza.
[4] In his successful mission, he was assisted by both the dux and the consularis of Palaestina Prima.
[1][2] On the basis of the Greek text, most scholars have concluded that the official who closed down the Marneion was a relative of Maternus Cynegius, perhaps his son.
[4] On the other hand, Van Dam and Peeters see the selection of the name Cynegius by a later editor of the Greek Life as indicating the name's association with temple closures.
[1][2][5] If the name Cynegius is authentic, then he may be identified with the addressee of a letter of Bishop Firmus of Caesarea dated to 438.