Celestius

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Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century person
Christian theologian
late antique Christian
activeDuringPontificateOf Pope Innocent I NERFINISHED
Pope Zosimus NERFINISHED
activeInCentury 5th century
advocatedDoctrine denial of original sin
free will
associatedWith Pelagius NERFINISHED
condemnedAs heretic
condemnedAtCouncil Council of Carthage (418) NERFINISHED
Council of Ephesus (431) NERFINISHED
condemnedBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED
consideredHeresyBy early Church
declaredHeresy Pelagianism NERFINISHED
historicalContext Pelagian controversy NERFINISHED
influenced later Pelagian circles
influencedBy Pelagius NERFINISHED
knownFor controversy over original sin
controversy over the necessity of grace
systematizing Pelagian doctrines
languageOfTheology Latin
legacy example of condemned Pelagian teaching in Western Christianity
opposedBy African bishops
Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED
Pope Innocent I NERFINISHED
opposedDoctrine Augustinian doctrine of original sin
positionOnGrace affirmed sufficiency of human free will without interior transforming grace
positionOnOriginalSin denied transmission of Adam’s guilt
regionOfActivity Constantinople NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
theologicalMovement Pelagianism NERFINISHED
triedAtCouncil Council of Carthage (early 5th century Pelagian proceedings) NERFINISHED
viewOnAdam taught that Adam’s sin harmed only himself, not the whole human race
viewOnBaptismOfInfants denied that infants are baptized for remission of original sin
viewOnMoralResponsibility affirmed that humans can avoid sin by free choice

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Pope Celestine I birthName Celestius
this entity surface form: Celestine
Pelagian controversy involves Celestius