Novatian
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Novatian (Greek: , , ) was a scholar, priest, and theologian. He is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope between 251 and 258. Some Greek authors give his name as Novatus, who was an African presbyter.
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Novatian was a male theologian, Catholic priest, and writer from the Low Roman Empire. Born in Phrygia in 0220, he held citizenship in Ancient Rome and wrote in Latin. He is described by sources including De viris illustribus, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
His notable work includes A Treatise Of Novatian Concerning The Trinity. Novatian held the position of antipope and adhered to Christianity. He died by capital punishment in Rome on 0258-01-01.
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- Trinity; the Spectacle; Jewish Foods; in Praise of Purity; Letters Trinity, the Spectacles, Jewish Foods, in Praise of Purity, Letters,
- A Treatise Of Novatian Concerning The Trinity
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- Antipope
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- Antipope
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- Novatian
- Christian leader.consecration
- 251
- Christian leader.church
- Novatianism
- Christian leader.opposed
- Pope Cornelius
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Cornelius
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- Roman claimant: Cornelius Lucius I Stephen I Sixtus II Antipapal claimant: Heraclius
- Christian leader.birth_place
- Rome
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Phrygia
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- antipope
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Christianity
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- date of death
- 0258-01-01
- date of birth
- 0220-01-01
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- writing language
- Latin
- floruit
- 0300-00-00
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- Life
- Decian persecution
- Papal candidacy and excommunication
- Works
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Novatian (Greek: , , ) was a scholar, priest, and theologian. He is considered by the Catholic Church to have been an antipope between 251 and 258. Some Greek authors give his name as Novatus, who was an African presbyter.
He was a noted theologian and writer, the first Roman theologian who used the Latin language, at a time when there was much debate about how to deal with Christians who had lapsed and wished to return, and the issue of penance. Consecrated as pope by three bishops in 251, he adopted a more rigorous position than the established Pope Cornelius. Novatian was shortly afterwards excommunicated: the schismatic church which he established persisted for several centuries (see Novatianism).
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