Acacius of Caesarea

E315799

Acacius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian, a leading figure of the Arian party and influential church politician in the Eastern Roman Empire.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Acacius of Caesarea canonical 3

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century person
Arian theologian
Christian bishop
Late Antique Christian
theologian
activeInCentury 4th century
approximateDateOfDeath late 4th century
associatedWith Nicene party
surface form: Acacian party
ChristianDenomination Arianism
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
doctrinalPositionOnSon affirmed likeness of the Son to the Father without specifying essence
rejected term homoousios
ecclesiasticalStatus metropolitan of Palestine
educatedBy Eusebius of Caesarea
floruit mid-4th century
heldTitle metropolitan bishop
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
inConflictWith Athanasius of Alexandria
Basil of Ancyra
Macedonius I of Constantinople
influenced Eastern episcopate
knownFor drafting compromise creeds
ecclesiastical diplomacy
languageOfWork Greek
notableFor influence in Eastern Roman church politics
leadership in the Arian party
opposed Nicene party
participatedIn Council of Constantinople of 360
surface form: Council of Constantinople (360)

Council of Seleucia
surface form: Council of Seleucia (359)

Council of Serdica
placeOfActivity Caesarea Maritima
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
positionHeld Bishop of Caesarea Maritima
region Palestine
religion Christianity
role church politician
roleInCouncilOfSeleucia359 leader of the Arian (Acacian) party
succeeded Eusebius of Caesarea
supported Constantius II
surface form: Emperor Constantius II
supportedDepositionOf Athanasius of Alexandria
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
surface form: Cyril of Jerusalem
theologicalOrientation homoian Arianism
tradition Eastern Christianity

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Seleucia presidedOverBy Acacius of Caesarea
Council of Seleucia significantFigure Acacius of Caesarea