Eulogius of Alexandria ( grc-gre, Εὐλόγιος) was
Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a
saint, with a
feast day of September 13.
Life
Eulogius was first
igumen
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of the monastery of the Mother of God in Antioch.
He was a successful combatant of various phases of
Monophysitism
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.
[McNeal, Mark. "St. Eulogius of Alexandria." The Catholic Encyclopedia]
Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 30 Sept.ember 2021 He was a warm friend of Pope
Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...
, who corresponded with him, and received from that pope many flattering expressions of esteem and admiration.
[E.g. ]
Eulogius refuted the
Novatians
Novatianism or Novationism was an early Christian sect devoted to the theologian Novatian ( 200–258) that held a strict view that refused readmission to communion of '' lapsi'' (those baptized Christians who had denied their faith or performed t ...
, some communities of which ancient sect still existed in his diocese, and vindicated the hypostatic union of the two natures in Christ, against both
Nestorius
Nestorius (; in grc, Νεστόριος; 386 – 451) was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to August 431. A Christian theologian, several of his teachings in the fields of Christology and Mariology were seen as contr ...
and
Eutyches
Eutyches ( grc, Εὐτυχής; c. 380c. 456) or Eutyches of Constantinople[Cardinal Baronius
Cesare Baronio (as an author also known as Caesar Baronius; 30 August 1538 – 30 June 1607) was an Italian cardinal and historian of the Catholic Church. His best-known works are his ''Annales Ecclesiastici'' ("Ecclesiastical Annals"), wh ...]
says that Gregory wished Eulogius to survive him, recognizing in him the voice of truth.
[
It has been said that he restored for a brief period to the Church of Alexandria life and youthful vigour.]Cainites
The Cainites, or Cainians (Greek: Καϊνοί ''Kainoi'', Καϊανοί ''Kaianoi''),The name is variously written; Καϊνοί (Hippol. ''Ref''. viii. 20; Theodoret, ''Haer. Fab''. i. 15); Caini (Praedest. ''Cod''.); Καϊανισταί (Cle ...
and Acephali
In church history, the term ' (from Ancient Greek: ', "headless", singular ' from ', "without", and ', "head") has been applied to several sects that supposedly had no leader. E. Cobham Brewer wrote, in ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'', t ...
) he left eleven discourses in defence of Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I ( 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Pope Benedict XVI said that Leo's papacy "was undoubtedly one of the most important in the Church's history."
Leo was ...
and the Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon (; la, Concilium Chalcedonense), ''Synodos tēs Chalkēdonos'' was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bi ...
, also a work against the Agnoetae The Agnoetae (Greek ἀγνοηταί ''agnoetai'', from ἀγνοέω ''agnoeo'', to be ignorant of) or Themistians were a Monophysite Christian sect of Late Antiquity that maintained that the nature of Jesus Christ was like other men's in all resp ...
, submitted by him before publication to Pope Gregory I, who after some observations authorized it unchanged. With exception of one sermon and a few fragments, all the writings of Eulogius have perished.
See also
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References
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6th-century births
608 deaths
6th-century Patriarchs of Alexandria
7th-century Patriarchs of Alexandria
7th-century Christian saints
Egyptian Christian saints
6th-century Byzantine writers