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  Macedonius - LoveToKnow 1911
MACEDONIUS, (I) bishop of Constantinople in succession to Eusebius of Nicomedia, was elected by the Arian bishops in 341, while the orthodox party elected Paul, whom Eusebius had superseded.
Compelled by the intervention of Constans in 3 4 8 to resign the patriarchate in favour of his former opponent, he was reinstalled in 350.
Macedonius, (2) bishop of Mopsuestia, was present at the councils of Nicaea and Philippopolis, and inclined to the reactionary party who thought the Athanasians had gone too far.
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 Patriarch Macedonius I of Constantinople
The emperor Constantius II came to Constantinople, convened a synod of Arian bishops, banished Paul, and, to the disappointment of Macedonius, translated Eusebius of Nicomedia to the vacant see.
Macedonius held the see for about six years, while letters and delegates, the pope and the emperors, synods and counter-synods, were debating and disputing the treatment of Paul and Athanasius.
When Macedonius presented himself at the council of Seleucia in 359, it was ruled that being under accusation it was not proper for him to remain (Socr.
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 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 880 (v. 2)
He was appointed to the patri­archate by the influence, if not by the nomination, of Sergius, patriarch of Constantinople, by whom also he was consecrated.
Macedonius appears to have spent the whole of his patriarchate at Constantinople, Antioch being in the power of the Saracens.
Macedonius retained possession of the patriarch­ate and the churches till a.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Elias of Jerusalem
Constantinople and nearly all the European provinces were too
) and refused the communion of Macedonius, the intruder.
Elias of Jerusalem was the founder of many monasteries in his patriarchate.
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  Patriarch and Patriarchate
It has now four so-called patriarchs, of which two bear titles of sees that cannot by any rule of antiquity claim to be patriarchal at all, and the other two have not even the pretence of descent from the old lines.
The pope as Patriarch of the West (this is the commonest form; "Patriarch of Rome", or "Latin Patriarch" also occur) rules all Western Europe from Poland to Illyricum (the Balkan Peninsula), Africa west of Egypt, all other lands (America, Australia) colonized from these lands and all Western (Latin) missionaries and dwellers in the East.
(6) the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldees.
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  Macedonius I of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The emperor Constantius II came to Constantinople, convened a synod of Arian bishops, banished Paul, and, to the disappointment of Macedonius, translated Eusebius of Nicomedia to the vacant see.
Macedonius held the see for about six years, while letters and delegates, the pope and the emperors, synods and counter-synods, were debating and disputing the treatment of Paul and Athanasius.
When Macedonius presented himself at the council of Seleucia in 359, it was ruled that being under accusation it was not proper for him to remain (Socr.
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 Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal ...
Anastasius, annoyed at this answer, and irritated because Macedonius would never release him from the engagement he had made at his coronation to maintain the faith of the church and the authority of the council of Chalcedon, sought means to drive him from his chair.
Macedonius went and reproached him with the sufferings his persecutions caused the church.
In 515 pope Hormisdas worked for the restitution of Macedonius, whom he considered unjustly deposed; it had been a stipulation in the treaty of peace between Vitalian and Anastasius that the patriarch and all the deposed bishops should be restored to their sees.
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 Elias of Jerusalem
The population of Constantinople and nearly all the European provinces were too Chalcedonian for an open attack on that council to be safe.
Macedonius II, Patriarch of Constantinople (469-511), submitted so far as to sign Zeno's Henotikon (482), but refused to condemn the council.
Macedonius of Constantinople was deposed (511), and an open Monophysite, Timothy I (511-518), took his place.
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 Encyclopedia: Patriarch of Aquileia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Patriarchs gained with the County of Fruili and the March of Carniola in 1077 and the March of Istria in 1209.
Patriarchate was dissolved in 1752 and its authority was divided between the Archbishopric of Gorizia (Görz) and the Archbishopric of Udine.
Bishops Domenico Grimani was the Cardinal Patriarch of Aquileia.
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 Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timothy I or Timotheus I, patriarch of Constantinople (511 - 517), was appointed by the emperor Anastasius the day after the deposition of Macedonius.
Two liturgical innovations are attributed to him, the prayers on Good Friday at the church of the Virgin, and the recital of the Nicene Creed at every service, though the last is also ascribed to Peter the Fuller.
When Severus of Antioch became Patriarch of Antioch, he assembled a synod which condemned that council, after which act Severus communicated with him.
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 Chapter Ecclesiastical Discord. of History of The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire by Gibbon
For accepting the communion of Alexandria, without a formal approbation of the same synod, the patriarchs of Constantinople were anathematized by the popes.
Macedonius, who was suspected of the Nestorian heresy, asserted, in disgrace and exile, the synod of Chalcedon, while the successor of Cyril would have purchased its overthrow with a bribe of two thousand pounds of gold.
The people of Constantinople was devoid of any rational principles of freedom; but they held, as a lawful cause of rebellion, the color of a livery in the races, or the color of a mystery in the schools.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: General Councils
Constantinople and Jerusalem, 71 archbishops, 412 bishops, and 800 abbots the Primate of the Maronites, and
On the other hand it may be contended that the Eastern patriarchs Ignatius of Constantinople, and the representatives of the other Eastern patriarchs, in some degree participated in the presidency: their names are constantly associated with those of the Roman legates and clearly distinguished from those of the other metropolitans and bishops.
Patriarch Mennas, the second with his successor Eutychius, in which, to establish their orthodoxy, they profess that they firmly hold to the four general synods as approved by the Apostolic See and by the popes.
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 Biography of Euphemius   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Euphemius of Constantinople (died 515) was patriarch of Constantinople (490 - 496).
With a proper feeling of respect for the dignity of his fallen predecessor, Macedonius made the attendant deacon take off the newly-given pallium and clothed himself in the dress of a simple presbyter, "not daring to wear" his insignia before their canonical owner.
He was recognized to the end as lawful patriarch by his peers in the East who included Elias of Jerusalem Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Patriarch Flavian II of Antioch.
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 The Catholic Encyclopedia - Elias of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The population of Constantinople and nearly all the European provinces were too Chalcedonian for an open attack on that council to be safe.
Macedonius II, Patriarch of Constantinople (469-511), submitted so far as to sign Zeno's Henotikon (482), but refused to condemn the council.
Macedonius of Constantinople was deposed (511), and an open Monophysite, Timothy I (511-518), took his place.
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 Arius - ReligionFacts.com
Then he wrote a letter to Alexander of Constantinople and Eusebius of Nicomedia (where the emperor was then residing), detailing the errors into which Arius had fallen, and complaining of the danger he presented to the Christian church.
Macedonius, who had to a certain extent imbibed the opinions of Arius, certainly regarded the Son and the Spirit in much the same way that the Gnostic teachers regarded their aeons.
The scene of this catastrophe still is shown at Constantinople, as I have said, behind the shambles in the colonnade: and by persons going by pointing the finger at the place, there is a perpetual remembrance preserved of this extraordinary kind of death.
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 PATRIARCH MACEDONIUS II OF CONSTANTINOPLE   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Anastasius, annoyed at this answer, and irritated because Macedonius would never release him from the engagement he had made at his coronation to maintain the faith of the church and the authority of the council of Chalcedon, sought to drive him from his chair.
Macedonius went and reproached him with the sufferings his persecutions caused the church.
In 515 pope Hormisdas worked for the restitution of Macedonius, whom he considered unjustly deposed; it had been a stipulation in the treaty of peace between Vitalian and Anastasius that the patriarch and all the deposed bishops should be restored to their sees.
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 John Cappadocia Biography
His short patriarchate is memorable for the celebrated Acclamations of Constantinople, and the reunion of East and West after a schism of 34 years.
The patriarch was at last obliged to have inserted in the diptychs the four councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Chalcedon, and the names of Euphemius and Macedonius, patriarchs of Constantinople, and Leo, bp.
The emperor Justin wrote to the pope a fortnight after the scene of the acclamations, begging him to further the desires of the patriarch John for the reunion of the churches.
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 Footnotes
The reference is to the Macedonians or Pneumatomachi, followowers of Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had passed from extreme or Anomoean Arianism to Semi-Arianism, and was forcibly intruded on the See by order of Constantius in 343, but was afterwards deposed.
After his deposition he broached the heresy known by his name, denying the Deity of the Holy Ghost; some of its adherents, with Macedonius himself, maintaining Him to be a mere creature; others stopping short of this; and others calling Him a creature and servant of the Son.
The heresy was formally condemned in the Ecumenical Council of Constantinople in 381.
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 Patriarch Maximus of Constantinople -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He was instructed in the rudiments of the (A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination) Christian faith and received (A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth) baptism, but sought to combine the Christian profession with Cynic philosophy.
Later at (The modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens) Corinth, with a high reputation for religion, he led about a band of females -- "the swan of the flock" -- under colour of devotion (Carm.
When all was ripe they were followed by a bevy of bishops, with secret instructions from the patriarch to consecrate Maximus.
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 Popes & Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, etc.
the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, Armenia, and the East; Archbishops of Canterbury and Prince Archbishops of Mainz, Trier, Cologne, and Salzburg
The Patriarchate of Armenia was thus regarded by the Roman Church as heterodox.
Similarly heterodox was the Patriarchate of the East, seated at the Sassanid capital of Ctesiphon, which had not accepted the decision of the Third Ecumenical Council.
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 Eudoxius of Antioch -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The majority signed the "Creed of the Dedication"; Eudoxius who was present, was deposed by the less heretical party, and appears to have sought the shelter of the court at Constantinople.
On February 15 the great church of Constantinople, (additional info and facts about Saint Sophia) Saint Sophia, begun in (additional info and facts about 342) 342 by the emperor (additional info and facts about Constantius II) Constantius II, was dedicated.
Eudoxius, mounting his episcopal throne before the expectant multitude of courtiers, ecclesiastics, and citizens, began with the words: "The Father is asebes, the Son is eusebes." A great tumult of indignation arose on all sides in St. Sophia.
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 Information
Among the various bishops, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is accorded a "place of honor" and is regarded as "first among equals." In America and Western Europe, where Orthodoxy is relatively young, there are a number of dioceses and archdioceses which are directly linked to one of these autocephalous Churches.
The condemnation of the heretic Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
Sergius, Patriarch of Constantinople, thought that by declaring that there was only one will (Monotheletism) in Christ, the Syrians and Egyptians, who were monophysites, would give up their schism.
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 21 Ecumenical Councils
Summary: The Third General Council of Constantinople, under Pope Agatho and the Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, was attended by the Patriarchs of Constantinople and of Antioch, 174 bishops, and the emperor.
There were present the Patriarchs of Constantinople and Jerusalem, 71 archbishops, 412 bishops, and 800 abbots the Primate of the Maronites, and St. Dominic.
The Patriarchs of Antioch and Alexandria, 300 bishops (114 according to some authorities), and 3 kings -- Philip IV of France, Edward II of England, and James II of Aragon -- were present.
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 All Ecumenical Councils - All the Decrees
Third Council of Constantinople (680-681), under Pope Agatho and the Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, was attended by the Patriarchs of Constantinople and of Antioch, 174 bishops, and the emperor.
Innocent IV presided the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Antioch, and Aquileia (Venice), 140 bishops, Baldwin II, Emperor of the East, and St. Louis, King of France, assisted.
The synod dealt with the crimes and errors imputed to the Knights Templars, the Fraticelli, the Beghards, and the Beguines, with projects of a new crusade, the reformation of the clergy, and the teaching of Oriental languages in the universities.
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