Confession of Cyril Lucaris
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The Confession of Cyril Lucaris is a 17th-century Reformed-leaning doctrinal statement attributed to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople that controversially sought to align parts of Eastern Orthodox theology with Calvinist teachings.
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| Cyril Lucaris | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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confession of faith ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Cyril Lucaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedRoleOfAuthor | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Cyril Lucaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| century | 17th century ⓘ |
| circulation |
first published in Latin in Western Europe
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subsequently translated into several European languages ⓘ |
| controversy |
accused of introducing Calvinism into Eastern Orthodoxy
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rejected by many Orthodox hierarchs ⓘ |
| genre | confessional document ⓘ |
| hasPart | 18 articles ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Ottoman-ruled Eastern Orthodox Church
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post-Reformation theological debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Calvinism
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Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor | association with the Confession of Cyril Lucaris ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Eucharist
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Scripture and tradition ⓘ doctrine of salvation ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ predestination ⓘ purgatory ⓘ sacraments ⓘ the Church ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Synod of Constantinople (1638)
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Synod of Jassy (Iași) (1642) NERFINISHED ⓘ Synod of Jerusalem (1672) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnEucharist | rejects transubstantiation ⓘ |
| positionOnImages | retains use of icons ⓘ |
| positionOnJustification | emphasizes justification by faith alone ⓘ |
| positionOnPredestination | affirms unconditional election ⓘ |
| positionOnPurgatory | rejects purgatory ⓘ |
| positionOnSaints | retains veneration of saints ⓘ |
| positionOnScripture | affirms Scripture as supreme authority ⓘ |
| positionOnTradition | subordinates tradition to Scripture ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Orthodox confessional responses such as the Confession of Dositheus ⓘ |
| significance |
key document in history of Eastern Orthodox dogmatic development
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major source for discussions of Orthodox–Reformed relations ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist-leaning
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Reformed ⓘ |
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