Monarchians — • The so called Dynamic Monarchians were actually a form of adoptionism. Monarchianism, properly speaking, refers to the Modalists. Denial of the Trinity, assertion that there is only one Divine Person, who appears in three different roles.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Sabellianism — For other uses, see Sabellian (disambiguation). In Christianity, Sabellianism, (also known as modalism, modalistic monarchianism, or modal monarchism) is the nontrinitarian belief that the Heavenly Father, Resurrected Son and Holy Spirit are… … Wikipedia
Sabellius — (fl. ca. 215) was a third century priest and theologian who most likely taught in Rome, but may have been an African from Libya. Basil and others call him a Libyan from Pentapolis, but this seems to rest on the fact that Pentapolis was a place… … Wikipedia
Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint — ( the Great ) A.D. c190 265, patriarch of Alexandria 247? 265?. * * * ▪ Christian theologian also called Saint Dionysius The Great born c. 200, Alexandria died c. 265, Alexandria; feast day November 17 bishop of Alexandria, then the most … Universalium
Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church … Catholic encyclopedia
Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… … Wikipedia
Nontrinitarianism — Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Gregory Thaumaturgus — Infobox Saint name= Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea birth date= 213 AD death date= 270 AD feast day= 17 November venerated in= Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox imagesize= 250px caption= Saint Gregory the Wonderworker 14th century icon birth… … Wikipedia
Consubstantiality — Not to be confused with consubstantiation. Consubstantial (Latin: consubstantialis) is an adjective used in Latin Christian christology, coined by Tertullian in Against Hermogenes 44, used to translate the Greek term homoousios. Consubstantial… … Wikipedia
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus — ( the one eyed ), son of Gaius, was said to have been the first of the Fabricii to move to ancient Rome, his family originating from Aletrium (Livy ix. 43).In 284 BC he was one of the ambassadors to Tarentum, successfully keeping the peace, and… … Wikipedia
