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5 days ago · Origen of Alexandria [a] ( c. 185 – c. 253), [4] also known as Origen Adamantius, [b] was an early Christian scholar, [7] ascetic, [8] and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism ...
- Celsus
Origen, Contra Celsum (Cambridge, 1676 edition). Celsus (/ ˈ...
- Pre-existence
Pre-existence, preexistence, beforelife, or premortal...
- On The First Principles
On the First Principles (Greek: Περὶ Ἀρχῶν / Peri Archon;...
- Decian Persecution
A Byzantine fresco of Saint Mercurius (a Christian victim of...
- Celsus
1 day ago · Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, [38] is known by various cognomens throughout the many denominations of the Christian world, including Blessed Augustine and the Doctor of Grace [20] ( Latin: Doctor gratiae ). Hippo Regius, where Augustine was the bishop, was in modern-day Annaba, Algeria.
2 days ago · Easter, [nb 1] also called Pascha [nb 2] ( Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, [nb 3] is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
2 days ago · Boethius. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, [6] [note 1] commonly known simply as Boethius ( / boʊˈiːθiəs /; Latin: Boetius; c. 480–524 AD), was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages. He was a central figure in the translation of the Greek classics into Latin, a ...
May 8, 2024 · The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks was a catastrophic event for Eastern Christianity but was met with mixed reactions in the West. Some in the Western Church saw the fall of the Byzantine Empire as a divine punishment for the Eastern Church’s refusal to submit to papal authority. The event failed to spur a united Christian ...
May 13, 2024 · The split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in 1054 CE is an example of how theological differences can lead to the formation of distinct subgroups. Geography has also played a significant role in the development of Christian subgroups. As Christianity spread throughout the world, it encountered different cultures and ...
May 11, 2024 · marriage. Nicholas I (born 852, Constantinople—died May 15, 925) was a Byzantine patriarch of Constantinople (901–907; 912–925), who contributed measurably to the attempted reunion of the Greek and Roman churches and who fomented the tetragamy controversy, or the question of a fourth marriage for the Eastern Orthodox.
