Quicunque vult
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Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian creed
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statement of faith → |
| asserts |
no person of the Trinity is before or after another
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no person of the Trinity is greater or less than another → |
| condemns |
Arianism
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Monophysitism → Nestorianism → Sabellianism → Tritheism → |
| doctrine |
consubstantiality of the Trinity
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co‑equality of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit → co‑eternity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit → full divinity of Christ → full humanity of Christ → indivisible person of Christ → necessity of holding the catholic faith for salvation → two natures of Christ → |
| emphasizes |
orthodox Christology against heresies
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orthodox Trinitarian doctrine against heresies → |
| genre |
confessional formula
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| hasAlternativeName |
Athanasian Creed
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Quicumque vult → Symbolum Quicunque vult → |
| language |
Latin
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| length |
relatively long creed
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| liturgicalUse |
Divine Office
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Liturgy of the Hours → Matins → |
| modernScholarlyView |
not written by Athanasius of Alexandria
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| openingWords |
Quicunque vult salvus esse
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| probableOriginDate |
5th century
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6th century → |
| probableOriginRegion |
Gaul
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Latin‑speaking Western Church → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| statusInAnglicanism |
included in the Book of Common Prayer
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| statusInLutheranism |
recognized in the Book of Concord
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| statusInRomanCatholicChurch |
part of traditional corpus of creeds
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| structure |
Trinitarian section followed by Christological section
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| textType |
prose
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| theologicalFocus |
Christology
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doctrine of the Trinity → |
| theologicalTradition |
Western Latin theology
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| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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| usedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Lutheran churches → Roman Catholic Church → Western Christianity → some Reformed churches → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Athanasian Creed
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alsoKnownAs |