Acacius of Caesarea
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acacius of Caesarea canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century person
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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.