Who
Cappadocian friend of Basil, briefly bishop of Sasima, then of Constantinople, where he presided for a time over the council of 381; called "the Theologian" and a Doctor of the Church. The Five Theological Orations set out the doctrine of the Trinity in its classic form, and his letters to Cledonius state that "whoever does not believe that holy Mary is Theotokos is cut off from the Godhead". The chain quotes him for that sentence and for the incarnation as the healing of the whole human nature.
Lineage
In the succession →See of Constantinople, 380–381.
- Disciples
- Jeromec. 347–420
Jerome, De viris illustribus 117; Letter 50.1 (his teacher in the Scriptures at Constantinople)
Contents
In Jewish Roots of Mary
Who
'The Theologian,' briefly archbishop of Constantinople, one of the three Cappadocian Fathers; an early witness both to the title Mother of God and to Christians asking Mary's help.
Quoted works
- Letter 101 — 'If anyone does not admit that holy Mary is Mother of God, he is cut off from the Godhead' (p 82)
- Sermon 24.9–11 — the virgin Justina 'imploring the Virgin Mary to bring her assistance' (p 86)
Quoted in
Letters on the Apollinarian Controversy · Correspondence with Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea · To His Brother Cæsarius · To S. Gregory of Nyssa · To Eusebius Bishop of Samosata · …
Luke 1:36–38 · Luke 1:59–64 · Luke 10:3–4 · Luke 11:33–36 · Luke 12:1–3 · …
Oration 1 · Oration 2 · Oration 3 · Oration 7 · Oration 5 · …
On the books of Scripture (from the poems)