Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
Cover of the book Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy by Aurelius Augustine, anboco
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Aurelius Augustine ISBN: 9783736415171
Publisher: anboco Publication: September 7, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Aurelius Augustine
ISBN: 9783736415171
Publisher: anboco
Publication: September 7, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

The schism of the Donatists, with which the treatises in the present volume are concerned, arose indirectly out of the persecution under Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century. At that time Mensurius, bishop of Carthage, and his archdeacon Cæcilianus, had endeavoured to check the fanatical spirit in which many of the Christians courted martyrdom; and consequently, on the death of Mensurius in 311, and the elevation of Cæcilianus to the see of Carthage in his place, the opposing party, alleging that Felix, bishop of Aptunga, by whom Cæcilianus had been consecrated, had been a traditor, and that therefore his consecration was invalid, set up against him Majorinus, who was succeeded in 315 by Donatus. The party had by this time gained strength, through the professions that they made of extreme purity in the discipline which they maintained, and had gone so far, under the advice of another Donatus, bishop of Casæ Nigræ in Numidia, as to accuse Cæcilianus before the Roman Emperor Constantine,—thus setting the first precedent for referring a spiritual cause to the decision of a civil magistrate. Constantine accepted the appeal, and in 313 the matter was laid for decision before Melchiades, bishop of Rome, and three bishops of the province of Gaul. They decided in favour of the validity of the consecration of Cæcilianus; and a similar verdict was given by a council held at Arles, by direction of the Emperor, in the following year. The party of Majorinus then appealed to the personal judgment of the Emperor, which was likewise given against them, not without strong expressions of his anger at their pertinacity. This was followed by severe laws directed against their schism; but so far from crushing them, the attack seemed only to increase their enthusiasm and develope their resources.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The schism of the Donatists, with which the treatises in the present volume are concerned, arose indirectly out of the persecution under Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century. At that time Mensurius, bishop of Carthage, and his archdeacon Cæcilianus, had endeavoured to check the fanatical spirit in which many of the Christians courted martyrdom; and consequently, on the death of Mensurius in 311, and the elevation of Cæcilianus to the see of Carthage in his place, the opposing party, alleging that Felix, bishop of Aptunga, by whom Cæcilianus had been consecrated, had been a traditor, and that therefore his consecration was invalid, set up against him Majorinus, who was succeeded in 315 by Donatus. The party had by this time gained strength, through the professions that they made of extreme purity in the discipline which they maintained, and had gone so far, under the advice of another Donatus, bishop of Casæ Nigræ in Numidia, as to accuse Cæcilianus before the Roman Emperor Constantine,—thus setting the first precedent for referring a spiritual cause to the decision of a civil magistrate. Constantine accepted the appeal, and in 313 the matter was laid for decision before Melchiades, bishop of Rome, and three bishops of the province of Gaul. They decided in favour of the validity of the consecration of Cæcilianus; and a similar verdict was given by a council held at Arles, by direction of the Emperor, in the following year. The party of Majorinus then appealed to the personal judgment of the Emperor, which was likewise given against them, not without strong expressions of his anger at their pertinacity. This was followed by severe laws directed against their schism; but so far from crushing them, the attack seemed only to increase their enthusiasm and develope their resources.

More books from anboco

Cover of the book The Child's Book of American Biography by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Ruth Erskine's Cross by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Montessori Method - Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Gold Coast Regiment in the East African Campaign by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book James Fenimore Cooper by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh and the Irish Sketch Book by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Liberty Minstrel by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Pencil of Nature by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Modern Musical Drift by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Some of our East Coast Towns by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book The Life of Henry Bradley Plant by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Farm Legends by Aurelius Augustine
Cover of the book Byron - The Works - Poetry V by Aurelius Augustine
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy