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'''Photinus''' ({{lang-grc|Φωτεινός|Phōteinós}} of [[Salonica]], Greece was a disciple of [[Acacius]], ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (471 - 489) and a deacon in the Church. Acacius controversially claimed that Jesus Christ was not a divine creature, but a mere mortal.
'''Photinus''' ({{lang-grc|Φωτεινός|Phōteinós}} of [[Salonica]], Greece was a disciple of [[Acacius]], ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (471 - 489) and a deacon in the Church. Acacius controversially claimed that Jesus Christ was not a divine creature, but a mere mortal.


[[Pope Felix III]] (March 13th 483 - his death in 492) excommunicated Acacius for his heretical theories. Thus the foundation was laid for the so called Schism between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches which became known as the [[Acacian Schism]]. This Schism, and the ones that developed later on, ultimately resulted in the Separation of the Churches of Rome and Constantinople in 1054.<ref>{{citation|last=Gasser|first=Vinzenz |title=The Gift of Infallibility|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4ClPRR0HrHEC|year=2008|publisher=Ignatius Press|isbn=978-1-58617-174-2|page=35}}</ref>
[[Pope Felix III]] (March 13th 483 - his death in 492) excommunicated Acacius for his heretical theories. Thus the foundation was laid for the so called Schism between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches which became known as the [[Acacian Schism]]. This Schism, and the ones that developed later on, ultimately resulted in the Separation of the Churches of Rome and Constantinople in 1054.<ref>{{citation|last=Gasser|first=Vinzenz |title=The Gift of Infallibility|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4ClPRR0HrHEC|year=2008|publisher=Ignatius Press|isbn=978-1-58617-174-2|page=35}}</ref>

Photinus was sent to [[Pope Anastasius II]] (496 - 498), probably by a supporter of Acasius, to plead his case. This Pope was, however, a moderate and tried to resolve the conflict by allowing the heretic deacon, who had been labelled an Acacian by his predessor Pope Gelasius i, to partake in holy communion. This peace offering did not sway Photinus, but did result in suspicions among certain groups of Christians in the West about the views and opinions of Pope Anastasius.
Photinus was sent to [[Pope Anastasius II]] (496 - 498), probably by a supporter of Acasius, to plead his case. This Pope was, however, a moderate and tried to resolve the conflict by allowing the heretic deacon, who had been labelled an Acacian by his predessor Pope Gelasius i, to partake in holy communion. This peace offering did not sway Photinus, but did result in suspicions among certain groups of Christians in the West about the views and opinions of Pope Anastasius.


Pope Aanastasius died shortly after this visit in 498<ref>{{citation|contribution=Anastasius II|title=Encyclopædia Britannica|year=2012|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22850/Anastasius-II}}</ref> and many Christians in the West perceived his death as a sign of God thus deepening the growing divide between the Western and Eastern Christian Churches even futher, which resulted in an additional schism, the so-called Laurentian Schism.<ref>{{citation|last=Moorhead|first=John|year=2009|title=The Laurentian Schism: East and West in the Roman Church|journal=Church History|volume=47|issue=02|page=125|issn=0009-6407|doi=10.2307/3164729}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Sessa|first=Kristina |title=The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=scwZJZ3W8u0C|year=2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-50459-1|page=209}}</ref>
Pope Aanastasius died shortly after this visit in 498<ref>{{citation|contribution=Anastasius II|title=Encyclopædia Britannica|year=2012|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22850/Anastasius-II}}</ref> and many Christians in the West perceived his death as a sign of God thus deepening the growing divide between the Western and Eastern Christian Churches even futher, which resulted in an additional schism, the so-called Laurentian Schism.<ref>{{citation|last=Moorhead|first=John|year=2009|title=The Laurentian Schism: East and West in the Roman Church|journal=Church History|volume=47|issue=02|page=125|issn=0009-6407|doi=10.2307/3164729}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Sessa|first=Kristina |title=The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=scwZJZ3W8u0C|year=2012|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-50459-1|page=209}}</ref>
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== Literary reference ==


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==Literary reference==
Photinus is mentioned in Dante's Inferno. Dante places Photinus with other heretics in the sixth ring of hell together with Pope Anastasius whom he supposedly led astray according to some Christians in the West.<ref>{{citation|last=Alighieri|first=Dante|authorlink=Dante Alighieri|title=The Inferno|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=46_t4AwG0boC|year=1874|publisher=Bickers and Son|chapter=Canto 11}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Ruud|first=Jay|title=Critical Companion to Dante: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Hqc5tXPUjI0C|year=2008|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-0841-4|contribution=Anastasis II, Pope}}</ref>
Photinus is mentioned in Dante's Inferno. Dante places Photinus with other heretics in the sixth ring of hell together with Pope Anastasius whom he supposedly led astray according to some Christians in the West.<ref>{{citation|last=Alighieri|first=Dante|authorlink=Dante Alighieri|title=The Inferno|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=46_t4AwG0boC|year=1874|publisher=Bickers and Son|chapter=Canto 11}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Ruud|first=Jay|title=Critical Companion to Dante: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Hqc5tXPUjI0C|year=2008|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-4381-0841-4|contribution=Anastasis II, Pope}}</ref>

Modern scholars are of the opinion that this is a case of mistaken identity and that Dante did not mean Pope Anastasius, but his namesake and (part) contemporary Emperor Anastasius (Emperor of Byzantium, 49 1 - 518).<ref>{{citation|last=Hudson-Williams|first=T|year=2009|title=Dante and the Classics|journal=Greece and Rome|volume=20|issue=58|pages=38–42|issn=0017-3835|doi=10.1017/S0017383500011128}}</ref>
Modern scholars are of the opinion that this is a case of mistaken identity and that Dante did not mean Pope Anastasius, but his namesake and (part) contemporary Emperor Anastasius (Emperor of Byzantium, 49 1 - 518).<ref>{{citation|last=Hudson-Williams|first=T|year=2009|title=Dante and the Classics|journal=Greece and Rome|volume=20|issue=58|pages=38–42|issn=0017-3835|doi=10.1017/S0017383500011128}}</ref>
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Revision as of 12:07, 5 March 2014

Photinus (Template:Lang-grc of Salonica, Greece was a disciple of Acacius, ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (471 - 489) and a deacon in the Church. Acacius controversially claimed that Jesus Christ was not a divine creature, but a mere mortal.

Pope Felix III (March 13th 483 - his death in 492) excommunicated Acacius for his heretical theories. Thus the foundation was laid for the so called Schism between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches which became known as the Acacian Schism. This Schism, and the ones that developed later on, ultimately resulted in the Separation of the Churches of Rome and Constantinople in 1054.[1] Photinus was sent to Pope Anastasius II (496 - 498), probably by a supporter of Acasius, to plead his case. This Pope was, however, a moderate and tried to resolve the conflict by allowing the heretic deacon, who had been labelled an Acacian by his predessor Pope Gelasius i, to partake in holy communion. This peace offering did not sway Photinus, but did result in suspicions among certain groups of Christians in the West about the views and opinions of Pope Anastasius.

Pope Aanastasius died shortly after this visit in 498[2] and many Christians in the West perceived his death as a sign of God thus deepening the growing divide between the Western and Eastern Christian Churches even futher, which resulted in an additional schism, the so-called Laurentian Schism.[3][4]

Literary reference

Photinus is mentioned in Dante's Inferno. Dante places Photinus with other heretics in the sixth ring of hell together with Pope Anastasius whom he supposedly led astray according to some Christians in the West.[5][6] Modern scholars are of the opinion that this is a case of mistaken identity and that Dante did not mean Pope Anastasius, but his namesake and (part) contemporary Emperor Anastasius (Emperor of Byzantium, 49 1 - 518).[7]

References

  1. ^ Gasser, Vinzenz (2008), The Gift of Infallibility, Ignatius Press, p. 35, ISBN 978-1-58617-174-2
  2. ^ "Anastasius II", Encyclopædia Britannica, 2012
  3. ^ Moorhead, John (2009), "The Laurentian Schism: East and West in the Roman Church", Church History, 47 (02): 125, doi:10.2307/3164729, ISSN 0009-6407
  4. ^ Sessa, Kristina (2012), The Formation of Papal Authority in Late Antique Italy, Cambridge University Press, p. 209, ISBN 978-1-139-50459-1
  5. ^ Alighieri, Dante (1874), "Canto 11", The Inferno, Bickers and Son
  6. ^ Ruud, Jay (2008), "Anastasis II, Pope", Critical Companion to Dante: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work, Infobase Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4381-0841-4
  7. ^ Hudson-Williams, T (2009), "Dante and the Classics", Greece and Rome, 20 (58): 38–42, doi:10.1017/S0017383500011128, ISSN 0017-3835
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