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Council Of Seleucia
The Council of Seleucia was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey). History In 358, the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested two councils, one of the western bishops at Ariminum and one of the eastern bishops at Nicomedia to resolve the Arian controversy over the nature of the divinity of Jesus Christ, which divided the 4th-century church. An earthquake struck Nicomedia, killing the bishop Cecropius of Nicomedia, among others, and on 27 September 359 the eastern council (of about 160 bishops) met at Seleucia instead. The council was bitterly divided, and procedurally irregular, and the two parties met separately and reached opposing decisions. The council was nevertheless attended by a thousand or more bishops. Basil of Ancyra, Macedonius I of Constantinople, and Patrophilus, afraid the council would depose them, had delayed their arrival; Cyril of Jerusalem and Eustathius of Sebaste also faced unresolved charges. On the first day, Acacius o ...
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Early Christianity
Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish diaspora. The first followers of Christianity were Jews or proselytes, commonly referred to as Jewish Christians and God-fearers. The Apostolic sees claim to have been founded by one or more of the apostles of Jesus, who are said to have dispersed from Jerusalem sometime after the crucifixion of Jesus, c. 26–36, perhaps following the Great Commission. Early Christians gathered in small private homes, known as house churches, but a city's whole Christian community would also be called a church – the Greek noun ἐκκλησία (''ekklesia'') literally means assembly, gathering, or congregation but is translated as church in most English translations of the New Testament. Many early Christians were merchants and others who had prac ...
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Acacius Of Caesarea
Acacius of Caesarea ( el, Ἀκάκιος; date of birth unknown, died in 366) was a Christian bishop probably originating from Syria; Acacius was the pupil and biographer of Eusebius and his successor on the see of Caesarea Palestina. Acacius is remembered chiefly for his bitter opposition to Cyril of Jerusalem and for the part he was afterwards enabled to play in the more acute stages of the Arian controversy. The Acacian theological movement is named after him. In the twenty-first oration of St. Gregory Nazianzen, the author speaks of Acacius as being "the tongue of the Arians". Rise to prominence in the Arian party Throughout his life, Acacius bore the nickname of one-eyed (in Greek ό μονόφθαλμος); no doubt from a personal defect, but also possibly with a maliciously figurative reference to his alleged general shiftiness of conduct and rare skill in ambiguous statement. In 341 Acacius had attended the council of Antioch, when in the presence of the emperor Constan ...
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Leontius Of Tripolis
Leontius ( el, Λεόντιος, Leóntios; – 15 February 706), was Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698. Little is known of his early life, other than that he was born in Isauria in Asia Minor. He was given the title of ''patrikios'', and made ''strategos'' of the Anatolic Theme under Emperor Constantine IV. He led forces against the Umayyads during the early years of Justinian II's reign, securing victory and forcing the Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, to sue for peace. In 692, Justinian declared war upon the Umayyads again, and sent Leontius to campaign against them. However, he was defeated decisively at the Battle of Sebastopolis, and imprisoned by Justinian for his failure. He was released in 695, and given the title of ''strategos'' of the Theme of Hellas in Southern Greece. After being released, he led a rebellion against Justinian, and seized power, becoming emperor in the same year. He ruled until 697, when he was overthrown by Apsimar, a ''droungarios'' w ...
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Evagrius Of Mytilene
Evagrius or Euagrius may refer to: ;People: *Evagrius of Constantinople (fourth century), bishop of Constantinople (circa 370–380) *Evagrius of Antioch, bishop of Antioch (388-392) *Evagrius Ponticus (346–399), Christian mystic *Evagrius Scholasticus (sixth century), historian ;Biology: * ''Evagrius'', a junior synonym of ''Elasmopoda ''Elasmopoda'' is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, Order (biology), order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of east Africa, eastern and southern Africa. The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The Art ...
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Theodosius Of Philadelphia In Lydia
Theodosius ( Latinized from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", Theodosios, "given by god") is a given name. It may take the form Teodósio, Teodosie, Teodosije etc. Theodosia is a feminine version of the name. Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium *Theodosius I (347–395; "Theodosius the Great"), son of Count Theodosius *Theodosius II (408–450) *Theodosius III (715–717) *Theodosius (son of Maurice) (583/585–602), eldest son and co-emperor of the Byzantine emperor Maurice Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church *Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (d. 566) *Pope Theodosius II of Alexandria (d. 742) *Pope Theodosius III of Alexandria (d. 1300) Patriarchs of Alexandria *Patriarch Theodosius I of Alexandria (535–567) *Patriarch Theodosius II of Alexandria (12th century) Other clergy and monastics In chronological order: *Theodosius, bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia, deposed at the Council of Seleucia, 359 *Theodosius the Cenobiarch (c. 423–529), a monk, abbot, and sa ...
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Theodulus Of Chaeretapa
Theodoulos ( el, Θεόδουλος) or Theodulus (amongst other variations) is a Greek masculine given name. The name is a theophoric name, meaning "servant of God" - in a similar construction to Christodoulos.Robert Parker ''et al.''Lexicon of Greek Personal Namesproject at Oxford. Accessed 19 October 201 People with the given name Bishops, saints and martyrs * Theodulus of Grammont (d. c. 400), bishop of Sion * Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus, Christian martyrs * A saint and son of Nilus of Sinai * A saint martyred at Synnada * A saint and martyr with Anesius in Africa * A saint martyred with Pope Alexander I * One of the martyred sons of martyrs Exuperius and Zoe Others * Theodoulos Parsakoutenos (fl. 960s), Byzantine general People with the surname * Michael Theodoulou See also * Abdullah, an Arabic name with the same meaning * Eclogue of Theodulus, a Latin verse dialogue * Obadiah, a Hebrew name with the same meaning * Theodul Pass * Theodul Glacier * Theodula of Anazarb ...
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Anomoeanism
In 4th-century Christianity, the Anomoeans , and known also as Heterousians , Aetians , or Eunomians , were a sect that upheld an extreme form of Arianism, that Jesus Christ was not of the same nature (consubstantial) as God the Father nor was of like nature (homoiousian), as maintained by the semi-Arians. The word "anomoean" comes from Greek language, Greek 'not' and 'similar': "different; dissimilar". In the 4th century, during the reign of Constantius II, this was the name by which the followers of Aëtius (theologian), Aëtius and Eunomius were described. The term "heterousian" derives from the Greek language, Greek , ''heterooúsios'', "differing in substance" from , ''héteros'', "another" and , ''ousía'', "substance, being". The semi-Arians condemned the Anomoeans in the Council of Seleucia, and the Anomoeans condemned the semi-Arians in their turn in the Councils of Council of Constantinople (360), Constantinople and Synods of Antioch, Antioch; erasing the word from t ...
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Nicene Creed
The original Nicene Creed (; grc-gre, Σύμβολον τῆς Νικαίας; la, Symbolum Nicaenum) was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. In 381, it was amended at the First Council of Constantinople. The amended form is also referred to as the Nicene Creed, or the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed for disambiguation. The Nicene Creed is the defining statement of belief of Nicene or mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The Nicene Creed is part of the profession of faith required of those undertaking important functions within the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Nicene Christianity regards Jesus as divine and "begotten of the Father". Various non-Nicene doctrines, beliefs, and creeds have been formed since the fourth century, all of which are considered heresies by adherents of Nicene Christianity. In Western Christianity, the Nicene Creed is in use alongside the less widespread Apostles' Creed. In musical setting ...
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Creed Of Antioch
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets. The earliest known creed in Christianity, "Jesus is Lord", originated in the writings of Paul the Apostle. One of the most widely used Christian creeds is the Nicene Creed, first formulated in AD 325 at the First Council of Nicaea. It was based on Christian understanding of the canonical gospels, the letters of the New Testament and, to a lesser extent, the Old Testament. Affirmation of this creed, which describes the Trinity, is generally taken as a fundamental test of orthodoxy for most Christian denominations, and was historically purposed against Arianism. A shorter version of the creed, called the Apostles' Creed, is nowadays the most used version in Christian services. Some Christian denominations do not use any of those creeds. Althoug ...
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Sophronius Of Pompeiopolis
Sophronius has been the name of several notable individuals: * Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem (560–638), Patriarch of Jerusalem who negotiated the surrender of Jerusalem to the Muslim caliph Umar I in 637 * Patriarch Sophronius I of Constantinople, patriarch from 1463 to 1464 * Patriarch Sophronius II of Constantinople * Patriarch Sophronius III of Constantinople, also known as Patriarch Sophronius IV of Alexandria * Patriarch Sophronius I of Alexandria * Patriarch Sophronius II of Alexandria * Patriarch Sophronius III of Alexandria * Saint Sophronius of Vratsa (1739–1813), a Bulgarian cleric and one of the leading figures of the early Bulgarian National Revival * Sophronius S. Landt (1842–1926), American politician See also * Sophronia (other) * Sophronica * Sofron * Sofronie * Sofronije Sofronije may refer to: * Sofronije Podgoričanin (1668 - 1711), the Metropolitan of Karlovac * Sofronije Kirilović Sofronije Kirilović ( sr, Софроније Кирилов ...
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George Of Laodicea
George (died 359) was the bishop of Laodicea in Syria from 335 until his deposition in 347. He took part in the Trinitarian controversies of the fourth century. At first an ardent admirer of the teaching of Arius and associated with Eusebius of Nicomedia, he subsequently became a semi-Arian, but seems ultimately to have united with the Anomoeans, whose uncompromising opponent he had once been, and to have died professing their tenets. George was a native of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. In early life he devoted himself with considerable distinction to the study of philosophy.Philost. ''H. E.'' viii. 17. He was ordained a presbyter by Bishop Alexander I of Alexandria. Having gone to Antioch, he endeavoured to mediate between Arius and the orthodox catholic church. To the Arians he shewed how, by a sophistical evasion based on (''τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ''), they might accept the orthodox test (''Θεὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ''). The attempt at reconciliation com ...
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