Liberius, Athanasius and the Roman Synod
Liberius of Rome is often portrayed as Athanasius’ strongest ally in the Latin West. His support for Athanasius is said to have begun by the end of his first year in office, when a synod in Rome accepted an Egyptian council's vindication of Athanasius against an Eastern council's excommuni...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2023, Volume: 74, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-17 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Liberius Pope -366
/ Athanasius Alexandrinus 295-373
/ Rome
/ Egypt
/ Councils and synods
/ Excommunication
/ Church politics (motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBJ Italy KBL Near East and North Africa KCC Councils SA Church law; state-church law |
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| Summary: | Liberius of Rome is often portrayed as Athanasius’ strongest ally in the Latin West. His support for Athanasius is said to have begun by the end of his first year in office, when a synod in Rome accepted an Egyptian council's vindication of Athanasius against an Eastern council's excommunication. This article argues that the Roman synod did not ratify the Egyptian council's decisions but rather called for an appeals trial. In so doing Liberius did not defend Athanasius but preserved what he saw as the traditional duties and authority of the Roman see in matters of ecclesiastical discipline. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046922000446 |