SPEAR Factoids about heretics

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Cosmas on the subject of forgiving those who involuntarily commune with heretic provided they confess their sin. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Dionysios on the subject of avoiding communion with heretics. See factoid page

event: Severus replied to a letter of John on the subject of not communing with heretics. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to John Canopites on the subject of being careful about whom one communes with. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Antioch in an attempt to administer his see while in exile. He discussed being forced to commune with heretics and perseverance in the face of persecution. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Zacharias of Peleusium on the subject of avoiding communion with heretics. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Nicias on the subject of receiving heretical clergy who have repented and seek communion. See factoid page

event: The Council of Nicaea stipulated different remedies for different heresies. Trinitarian baptisms were considered valid but followers of Paul of Samosata needed to be re-baptized upon conversion. See factoid page

event: The Council of Laodicea stipulated followers of Photinus and Novatus only needed to be re-anointed upon conversion but not re-baptized. See factoid page

event: The Council of Ephesus in 431 heard from Charisius that many in Lydia followed a creed by Theodore of Mopsuestia. In rejecting it and Nestorianism, the Council required only an orthodox profession of faith without the need for be re-baptism or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Timothy Aelurus expelled Theodotus from the priesthood for re-anointing repentant heretics. See factoid page

event: When working to reunite Egypt and the East after the Council of Ephesus Paul brokered an agreement that conversion from Nestorianism required only an orthodox profession of faith without the need for re-baptism or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Theophilus of Alexandria wrote a letter to Flavian of Antioch urging his to accept clergy ordained by his opponents during the Melitian Schism without the need for re-baptism or re-anointing. He cites the case of Anastasius in Rome and the case of Auxentius and Ambrose in Milan. See factoid page

event: John wrote a letter to Severus commending his wife to Severus and discussing his refusal to commune with heretics. See factoid page

event: Nicias wrote a letter to Severus informing him that Gennadius doubted that heretical clergy who have repented could be received. See factoid page

event: Dionysios met with Severus and affirmed the orthodox faith but later began to commune with heretics. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Caesaria on the subject of interaction with heretics. See factoid page

event: Julian accidentally communed with heretics and confessed his sin. See factoid page

event: Caesaria sent a letter to Severus of Antioch on the subject of interaction with heretics. See factoid page

event: Cyprian and the Council of Carthage concluded that heretics should be re-baptized upon coming to orthodoxy. See factoid page

event: Dionysius of Alexandria wrote a letter to Dionysius and Stephen arguing that all Trinitarian baptisms were valid, even if performed by heretics. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for heretics,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/heretics.html, 2023-03-23T12:36:35.347-04:00.

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