Caelestius
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Caelestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caelestius canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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Pelagian theologian ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pelagius ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | heretic ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
African bishops
ⓘ
early Church ⓘ |
| condemnedByCouncil |
Council of Carthage (418)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Carthage
Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| doctrinesClassifiedAs | Pelagian heresy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced | later Pelagians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pelagius ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating Pelagian doctrines
ⓘ
denial of original sin ⓘ emphasis on human free will ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| occupation |
Christian teacher
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Jerome ⓘ |
| positionOnBaptism | denied that infant baptism is necessary for remission of original sin ⓘ |
| positionOnGrace | taught that divine grace assists but is not strictly necessary for avoiding sin ⓘ |
| positionOnOriginalSin | denied inherited guilt from Adam ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Italy
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalMovement | Pelagianism ⓘ |
| viewedAs | major proponent of Pelagianism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.