Mark of Ephesus

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Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian best known for his staunch opposition to the union with the Roman Catholic Church.


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instanceOf 15th-century Christian theologian
Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox bishop
Eastern Orthodox saint
saint
alsoKnownAs Mark Eugenicus NERFINISHED
Saint Mark of Ephesus NERFINISHED
birthPlace Constantinople NERFINISHED
birthYear 1392
burialPlace Monastery of Mangana in Constantinople NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus glorified as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
deathYear 1444
doctrinalPosition rejection of Latin teaching on purgatory
rejection of the Filioque clause
educatedAt Patriarchal School of Constantinople NERFINISHED
University of Constantinople NERFINISHED
era Late Byzantine period
feastDay January 19
fieldOfWork homiletics
philosophy
theology
fullName Mark Eugenikos NERFINISHED
hasOccupation bishop
theologian
influenced later anti-unionist Orthodox theologians
influencedBy Basil the Great NERFINISHED
Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED
John Chrysostom NERFINISHED
knownAs Pillar of Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
mainInterest doctrine of the Holy Spirit
ecclesiology
nature of purgatory
movement Hesychasm NERFINISHED
notableFor opposition to the union of Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
role at the Council of Florence
opposedTo Decree of Union Laetentur Caeli NERFINISHED
Union with the Roman Catholic Church
participantIn Council of Ferrara–Florence NERFINISHED
Council of Florence NERFINISHED
positionHeld Bishop of Ephesus
Metropolitan of Ephesus
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
supportedBy many clergy and laity in Constantinople
theologicalTradition Eastern Orthodox theology
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Church
wrote homilies and sermons
polemical works on purgatory
theological treatises against Latin doctrines

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Council of Florence
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