Apollinaris of Laodicea

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Apollinaris of Laodicea was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known for his influential yet later-condemned Christological views that gave rise to the doctrine called Apollinarianism.

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Label Occurrences
Apollinaris of Laodicea canonical 3
Apollinaris 2
Apollinaris the Elder 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian
Christian theologian
ancient Greek writer
bishop
person
activeInCentury 4th century
alignedWith Nicene party
surface form: pro-Nicene party
birthPlace Laodicea in Syria
category 4th-century Christian theologians
4th-century bishops
Christian heresiarchs
citizenship Roman Empire
collaboratedWith Apollinaris of Laodicea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apollinaris the Elder
condemnationYear 381
condemnedByCouncil First Council of Constantinople
deathApproximateTime late 4th century
deathPlace Laodicea in Syria
denomination Nicene Christianity
doctrineAttributed Apollinarianism
education trained in classical Greek literature
familyRelation son of Apollinaris the Elder
founded Apollinarianism
heresyDeclaredBy First Council of Constantinople
heresyLabel Apollinarianism
influenced later Christological controversies
influencedBy Athanasius of Alexandria
knownFor Christological doctrine that the Logos replaced the rational human soul in Christ
producing Christian versions of classical Greek literary forms
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
legacy his Christology was rejected by the mainstream church
his ideas contributed to later definitions of Christ’s two natures
movement Apollinarianism
notableWork Greek paraphrases of the New Testament
Greek paraphrases of the Old Testament
occupation Christian apologist
bishop
theologian
opposedBy Basil of Caesarea
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
surface form: Theodoret of Cyrus
opposedDoctrine Arianism
positionHeld Bishop of Laodicea
religion Christianity
supportedCreed Nicene Creed
theologicalView affirmed the full divinity of Christ
denied that Christ had a complete human rational soul
taught that the divine Logos took the place of the human mind in Jesus

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Apollinarianism namedAfter Apollinaris of Laodicea
Apollinarianism hasMainProponent Apollinaris of Laodicea
Sidonius Apollinaris familyName Apollinaris of Laodicea
this entity surface form: Apollinaris
Sidonius Apollinaris father Apollinaris of Laodicea
this entity surface form: Apollinaris
Laodicea in Syria notablePerson Apollinaris of Laodicea
Apollinaris of Laodicea collaboratedWith Apollinaris of Laodicea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apollinaris the Elder