Sarmatio was a 4th-century monk in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...
and a disciple of
Jovinian, who disputed the merits of the monastic and unmarried life.
Sarmatio first met Jovinian when he travelled to Milan, where Jovinian found two monks of a similar mind, Sarmatio and
Barbatianus. After Jovinian was expelled from Milan, Sarmatio kept doing work in
Vercellae where he gathered a considerable following and public support; in response,
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan ( la, Aurelius Ambrosius; ), venerated as Saint Ambrose, ; lmo, Sant Ambroeus . was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promo ...
, the bishop of Milan, started defending
ascetism.
The views Sarmatio was preaching were condemned in the
Synod of Milan The Synod of Milan or Council of Milan may refer to any of several synods which occurred in late Roman Mediolanum or medieval Milan in northern Italy's Po valley:
Synod of 345
In 353 or 354, Pope Liberius wrote thus: ''"Eight years ago the Eusebi ...
.
Ambrose called Sarmatio and Barbatinus "foolish talkers, who say there is no merit in abstinence".
See also
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Against Jovinianus
''Against Jovinianus'' (Latin: ''Adversus Jovinianum'') is a two-volume treatise by the Church Father Saint Jerome.
Jovinianus' propositions
Jovinianus, about whom little more is known than what is to be found in Jerome's treatise, published a L ...
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Perpetual virginity of Mary
The perpetual virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin before, during and after the birth of Christ. In Western Christianity, the Catholic Church adheres to the doctrine, as do some Lutherans, Angl ...
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4th-century Christian theologians
4th-century Romans