Sabellius
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Sabellius was a 3rd-century Christian theologian best known for teaching a non-trinitarian, modalistic understanding of God that was later deemed heretical by the early Church.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Hippolytus of Rome | 0 | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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ancient Roman-era person → |
| associatedConcept |
Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross)
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surface form:
Patripassianism
Sabellianism → |
| associatedWith | early Church controversies on the Trinity → |
| christology | emphasized unity of the Godhead over personal distinctions → |
| classification | non-Nicene theologian → |
| condemnedAs | heretic → |
| countryOfActivity | Roman Empire → |
| doctrinalConflictWith | emerging orthodox trinitarian doctrine → |
| doctrineCharacterization | heretical by the early Church → |
| era | Patristic period → |
| fieldOfWork | theology → |
| historicalReputation | major representative of modalistic Monarchianism → |
| influenced | later non-trinitarian movements → |
| knownFor |
modalistic understanding of God
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non-trinitarian theology → teaching later labeled Sabellianism → |
| legacy | name used historically as label for modalistic views → |
| movement |
Modalism
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surface form:
Modalistic Monarchianism
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| opposedBy |
Saint Hippolytus
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surface form:
Hippolytus of Rome
Tertullian → |
| religion | Christianity → |
| sourceOfInformation | writings of his opponents rather than his own works → |
| theologicalPosition |
affirmed one God who appears in different modes or manifestations
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rejected Nicene-style trinitarian distinctions of persons → |
| timePeriod | 3rd century → |
| viewOnFatherSonSpirit |
Father, Son, and Spirit are not distinct eternal persons
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surface form:
saw Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as modes of one divine person
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| writingsStatus | original writings lost → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hippolytus of Rome