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The Claudianists, who (with the Urbanists) were reconciled to the Donatists by Donatist Bishop Primian of Carthage. Ticonius was an influential thinker who was expelled by the Donatists for his rejection of rebaptism. [25] Followers of Maximian, who broke away from the mainline Donatist group because of perceived impurities within mainline ...
The Circumcellions, or Agonistici [1] (as called by Donatists), were bands of Roman Christian radicals in North Africa in the early to mid-4th century. [2] They were initially concerned with remedying social grievances. [2]
Donatist extremists set fire to a house where Possidius was visiting. [2] Legal proceedings were instituted against Crispinus, the bishop, who refused to punish the presbyter responsible. Crispinus was condemned for heresy and was heavily fined, but at the intercession of Possidius the fine was not exacted).
Dealt as heresy by Hippolytus of Rome: Sethian: Belief that the snake in the Garden of Eden (Satan) was an agent of the true God and brought knowledge of truth to man via the fall of man: Syrian sect drawing their origin from the Ophites: Dealt as heresy by Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and Philaster: Sect is founded around the Apocalypse of Adam. Ophites
In his writings on the conflict between Christians and Donatists, Optatus is notably mild among Church Fathers in his views against schism. Optatus distinguishes between schismatics and heretics, [4] saying that the former have rejected unity, but have true doctrine and true sacraments, and that therefore Parmenian should not have threatened them with eternal damnation.
A heresy that arose in the 2nd century AD. Marcionists believed that the God of the Old Testament was a different god from the God of the New Testament. [7] Monarchianism: Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, mainline Protestantism: A heresy that taught that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were all the same being.
The Church at that time lacked the backbone of a monastic tradition and was still suffering from the aftermath of heresies including the so-called Donatist heresy, and this contributed to the early obliteration of the Church in the present day Maghreb.
He was the Bishop of Carthage, and hence the leader of the Donatist movement in Roman North Africa. [1] [2] [3] He had succeeded Parmenian as bishop in about 391, [4] winning a tightly fought election for the role. [5] His rival, Maximian, a relative of the founder of their movement, saw him as a lax and conformist appeaser.