Ancient Roman Christianity

Acacius of Caesarea (in Greek Aκακιος Mονoφθαλμος; died AD 366), fourth-century bishop, the pupil and successor in the Palestinian see of Caesarea of Eusebius AD 340, whose life he wrote. ( Socrates, Historia Ecclesiastica, 2.4.) He is remembered chiefly for his bitter opposition to St. Cyril of Jerusalem and for the part he was afterwards enabled to play in the more acute stages of the Arian controversy. In the famous twenty-first oration of St. Gregory Nazianzen the author speaks of him as being "the tongue of the Arians". (Orationes, xxi, 21) ...more on Wikipedia about "Acacius of Caesarea"

The Acts of Paul and Thecla (Acta Pauli et Theclae) is an apocryphal story of St Paul's influence on a young virgin named Thecla. It is one of the writings of the New Testament Apocrypha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acts of Paul and Thecla"

Saint Adrian of Nicomedia, also called Saint Hadrian of Nicomedia, (in Latin: Sanctus Adrianus Nicomediae) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity, Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia on March 4 303 or 304. It is said that while presiding over the torture of a band of Christians he asked them what reward they expected to receive from God. They replied, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him" (I Corinthians 2:9). He was so amazed at their courage that he publicly confessed his faith. He was imprisoned, and the next day his limbs were struck off on an anvil, and he was then beheaded, dying in the arms of his wife, Saint Natalia of Nicomedia. After he was killed, Adrian and several other martyrs were taken to be burned. When the executioners began to burn their bodies, a thunderstorm arose and the furnace was extinguished; lightning killed several of the executioners. Later, Christians took Adrian's body and buried him on the outskirts of Byzantium. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adrian of Nicomedia"

Although there have been many persecutions, The Age of Persecution began in A. D. 64 with the persecution of Christians in Rome by Nero and ended in A. D. 313 with Constantine's Edict of Milan. This period was critical in the development of the Early Church. ...more on Wikipedia about "Age of Persecution"

Agnoetae was a monophysite sect who maintained that Jesus was God but his human form was like others in all respects, including limited knowledge. Its founder was Themistius, a deacon in Alexandria in the 6th century. The sect was anathematized by Pope Gregory I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agnoetae"

Saint Alexander (between 237 and 244 - 337), bishop of Byzantium and first bishop of Constantinople until his death, as the city was then called ( Theod. Hist. i. 19) for about 23 years. His consecration, which was variously dated between AD 313 and 317, took place when he was 73 years of age ( Socrates Scholasticus Hist. ii. 6; Sozomen Hist. iii. 3).† His feast day is on August 31. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander of Constantinople"

The Alogi were a group of heretics to the Christian church in the second century. They flourished around 170. What we know of them is derived largely from their opponents, who suppressed them by doctrine. They attributed both the Gospel of John and the Revelation of John to the Gnostic Cerinthus. They denied the divinity of the Holy Spirit and denied the doctrine of the incarnate Logos (the word made flesh in Jesus). They were called "Alogi" as a dual pun, to suggest that they were illogical (anti-logikos) and anti-logos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alogi"

Saint Alypius of Thagaste was an early bishop of the Catholic Church, having been made Bishop of Tagaste in 394. He is also credited with building the first monastery in Africa. He was a lifelong friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo and joined him in his conversion (in 386) and life in Christianity. He comes from an aristrocratic family and his early life was as a magistrate in Rome. Most of what is known about him comes from Augustine's autobiographical Confessions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alypius of Thagaste"

Saint Ambrose, ( Latin: Sanctus Ambrosius; Italian: Sant'Ambrogio) (c 340– 4 April 397), bishop of Milan, was one of the most eminent bishops of the 4th century. Together with Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, and Gregory I, he his counted one of the four doctors of the West of antique church history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ambrose"

Ambrose of Alexandria (died about 250 AD) was a friend of Origen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ambrose of Alexandria"

Saint Amphibalus was formerly venerated as the Christian priest traditionally sheltered by Saint Alban, who was converted by him, as a consequence of which Alban was martyred. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amphibalus"

The Ante-Nicene Fathers, subtitled "The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325", is a selected set of books containing English translations of the major early Christian writings. The period covers the beginning of Christianity until before the promulgation of the Nicene Creed at the First Council of Nicaea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ante-Nicene Fathers"

Saint Anthony the Great (251 - 356), also known as Saint Anthony of Egypt, Saint Anthony of the Desert, Saint Anthony the Anchorite, and The Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint and the outstanding leader among the Desert Fathers, who were Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. His feast day is celebrated on January 17th in some churches, but celebrated on Tobi 22 ( January 31) in the Coptic Orthodox Church which has the closest cultural and geographical ties to him. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthony the Great"

The term anthropophagi ( cannibals) may refer to one of the following: ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthropophagi"

Anti-Judaism is opposition to the Jewish religion ( Judaism) and those who practice it. This oppositon may be of varying degrees of intensity — sometimes expressed in discrimination and hostility. Often the term is used as a euphemism for anti-Semitism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-Judaism"

The Antiochian Orthodox Church is one of the five churches that composed the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church before the Great Schism, and today is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches. It claims to be the sole legitimate successor to the Christian community founded in Antioch by the Apostle St. Peter. Its North American branch is autonomous, although the Holy Synod of Antioch still appoints its head bishop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antiochian Orthodox Church"

Antipope Eulalius (died 423) was an antipope who reigned from December 418 to April 419, although elected the day before Pope Boniface I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antipope Eulalius"

Felix II is generally considered an antipope rather than a pope. In 356 he was raised from the archdeaconate of Rome to the Papal chair, when Liberius was banished by the emperor Constantius for refusing to subscribe the sentence of condemnation against Athanasius. Felix's election was contrary to the wishes both of the clergy and of the people, and the consecration ceremony was performed by certain prelates belonging to the court. In 357, at the urgent request of an influential deputation of Roman ladies, Constantius agreed to the release of Liberius on the condition that he signed the semi- Arian creed. Constantius also issued an edict to the effect that the two bishops should rule conjointly, but Liberius, on his entrance into Rome in the following year, was received by all classes with so much enthusiasm that Felix found it necessary to retire at once from Rome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antipope Felix II"

Novatian (d. 258) was a scholar and antipope who held the title between 251 and 258. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antipope Novatian"

Ursicinus, also known as Ursinus, was elected pope in a violently contested election in 366 as a rival to Pope Damasus I. He ruled in Rome for several months in 366 – 367, was afterwards declared the antipope, and died after 381. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antipope Ursicinus"

The Aphthardocites, or Aphthardocitæ, were a sect of heretics, sworn enemies of the Council of Chalcedon. They arose among the Eutychians, and made their first appearance in the year 535. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aphthardocites"

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Apocatastasis is a Greek word that means: ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocatastasis"

Apollinarism or Apollinarianism was a view proposed by Apollinaris of Laodicea that Jesus had a human body but a divine mind. Apollinaris further taught that the souls of men were propagated by other souls, as well as their bodies. Theodoret charged him with confounding the persons of the Godhead, and with giving into the heretical ways of Sabellius. Basil accused him of abandoning the literal sense of the scripture, and taking up wholly with the allegorical sense. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollinarism"

Apollos (Απολλως; contracted from Apollonius) was an early Christian, who is mentioned several times in the New Testament. His special gifts in presenting Christian doctrine made him an important person in the congregation at Corinth, Greece after Paul's first visit there ( 1 Corinthians 3:6). He was with Paul at a later date in Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:12). In 1 Cor. 1:10-12 we read of four parties in the Corinthian church, of which two attached themselves to Paul and Apollos respectively, using their names, though the "division" can hardly have been due to conflicting doctrines, and there is no indication that Apollonius favored or approved an overestimation of his person. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollos"

Apologeticus is Tertullian's most famous works, consisting of apologetic and polemic, which was written in Carthage in the year 197 AD, during the reign of Septimius Severus. In this work he defends Christianity, demanding legal toleration and that Christians be treated as all other sects of the Roman Empire. It is in this treatise that one finds the phrase: "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christianity." ...more on Wikipedia about "Apologeticus"

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