SABELLIUS

fl. 215, Christian priest and theologian, b. probably Libya or Egypt. He went to Rome, became the leader of those who accepted the doctrine of modalistic monarchianism, and was excommunicated by Pope St. Calixtus I in 220. Opposing the orthodox teaching of "essential Trinity," Sabellius advanced the doctrine of the "economic Trinity." God, he held, was one indivisible substance, but with three fundamental activities, or modes, appearing successively as the Father (the creator and lawgiver), as the Son (the redeemer), and as the Holy Spirit (the maker of life and the divine presence within men). The term Sabellianism later was used to include all sorts of speculative ideas that had become attached to the original ideas of Sabellius and his followers. In the East, all monarchians came to be labeled Sabellians.

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History of Dogma - Vol. 2 & 3
Book by Adolf Harnack, Neil Buchanan; Dover Publications, 1961
Subjects: Theology, Doctrinal--History
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Doctrine of the Trinity
Book by Cyril C. Richardson; Abingdon Press, 1958
Subjects: Trinity
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Letters - Vol. 2
Book by Sister Agnes Clare Way, Saint Basil; Catholic University of America Press, 1955
Subjects: Basil--Saint, Bishop Of Caesarea--Ca. 329-379
...converts from heresy. His zeal against the false teachings of Sabellius laid him open to the charge of tritheism. St. Basil accused...be no Christian. But, whenever they hear this, they have Sabellius at hand against us, and his diseased doctrine is noisily...
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On Faith and Reason
Book by Thomas Aquinas, Stephen F. Brown; Hackett, 1999
Subjects: Faith And Reason--Christianity
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The Ancient Catholic Church: From the Accession of Trajan to the Fourth General Council, (A.D. 98-451)
Book by Robert D. D. Rainy; Charles Scribners Sons, 1902
Subjects: Church History--Primitive And Early Church, Ca. 30-600
...211 Dynamical Monarchianism--Paul of Samosata 212 - 215 Modalistic Monarchianism--Sabellius 215 - 217 Review 218 - 220 CHAPTER XII CHRISTIAN LIFE...
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Basil of Caesarea, Marcellus of Ancyra, and "Sabellius"
Journal article by Joseph T. Lienhard; Church History, Vol. 58, 1989
Subjects: Church History
...of Caesarea, Marcellus of Ancyra, and "Sabellius" JOSEPH T. LIENHARD In textbooks...creed volubly anathematizes Marcellus, Sabellius, and Paul of Samosata by name and insists...abroad among them are the teachings of Sabellius and Marcellus, even though their leaders...
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Andrea Di Bonaiuto's Via Veritatis and Dominican Thought in Late Medieval Italy
Journal article by Joseph Polzer; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 77, 1995
Subjects: Andrea di Bonaiuto, Art criticism, Dominican Order, Italy, Middle Ages, Murals, Religious orders
...generally assumed to be Averros, Arius, and Sabellius,(92) the scheme of the saint enthroned...1979) m, Bologna, 1983, 237-52. 92. Sabellius and Arius appear together with other...Thomas are Averros at the center and Sabellius and Guglielmus at the sides. The last...
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Richard Yates's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Thug: "Doctor Jack-O'-Lantern."
Journal article by Ronald J. Nelson; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 32, 1995
Subjects: Authors, American--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Short stories, American--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Yates, Richard--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...an even more interesting connection, Sabellius was a third century heretic, a leader...in this case, Miss Price. Moreover, Sabellius "is said by Epiphanius to have founded...rate, Pope Callistus I excommunicated Sabellius c. 220 (10: 449). Were Yatess story to...
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The Three African Popes
Journal article by Millicent Browne; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects: African Americans--Religious aspects, Catholic Church--Race relations, Papacy--Race relations, Popes--Race relations
...treatise Against Praxeas,(12) and Victor condemned the errors of Sabellius.(13) Ms. Bell states that: The subtleties involved in the...29 (11.) This heresy is also known as Sabelliansim, after Sabellius, who was also in Rome during this period and who is described...
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Persona, Elegy, and Desire
Journal article by Chris Mounsey; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 46, 2006
Subjects: Elegiac poetry--Analysis, Elegies--Analysis, Personality (Psychology)--Analysis, Personality--Analysis
...Walthoe, 1710). (4) Charles Leslie, The Socinian Controversy Discussd (London: G. Strahan, 1708). (5) Leslie, pp. 10-1. (6) Sabellius was a Christian theologian who was excommunicated in 220 by Pope St. Calixtus for the heretical doctrine that God was one...
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encyclopedia articles on: Sabellius  - 6 results

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Sabellius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SABELLIUS fl. 215, Christian priest and theologian, b. probably...Opposing the orthodox teaching of "essential Trinity," Sabellius advanced the doctrine of the "economic Trinity." God...ideas that had become attached to the original ideas of Sabellius and his followers. In the East, all monarchians came...
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Calixtus I, Saint
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...monarchianism and of laxness in disciplining repentant sinners. Calixtus in fact excommunicated the chief monarchianist, Sabellius . His other important action, to grant absolution under conditions of true contrition to certain classes of sinners (apostates...
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Marcellus of Ancyra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...judgment. Marcellus practically denied all distinction between Father and Son, thus teaching a virtual Sabellianism (see Sabellius ) that proved embarrassing to his orthodox defenders. His views were eventually condemned. ____________________ Copyright...
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...define the Sons relationship with the Father. Eusebius considered this addition to the creed as reflecting the ideas of Sabellius , which he opposed. Although he signed the formulary, he later did not support it. His works include a universal history entitled...
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Monarchianism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...implication that God the Father must have died on the cross, they were called Patripassians Lat.,= the Father suffering. Sabellius fully developed modalism. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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