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Cappadocian Fathers, the Glossary

Index Cappadocian Fathers

The Cappadocian Fathers, also traditionally known as the Three Cappadocians, were a trio of Byzantine Christian prelates, theologians and monks who helped shape both early Christianity and the monastic tradition.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 49 relations: Amphilochius of Iconium, Apollinarism, Arianism, Arius, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Elder, Burning bush, Byzantine Rite, Caesarea in Palaestina (diocese), Cappadocia, Chora Church, Christian theology, Council of Ephesus, Early Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Emmelia of Caesarea, First Council of Constantinople, First Council of Nicaea, Fresco, Garden of Eden, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Homoiousian, Homoousion, Hypostasis (philosophy and religion), Istanbul, Latin Church, Macrina the Younger, Marian apparition, Marian devotions, Mariology, Modalistic Monarchianism, Naucratius, Nicene Creed, Nyssa (Cappadocia), Ousia, Perpetual virginity of Mary, Peter of Sebaste, Platonism, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Proclus of Constantinople, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Theotokos, Three Holy Hierarchs, Trinity, Turkey, World Digital Library.

  2. Byzantine Cappadocians
  3. Cappadocian Greeks
  4. Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy
  5. Groups of Christian saints

Amphilochius of Iconium

Amphilochius of Iconium (Ἀµφιλόχιος Ἰκονίου) was a Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a Cappadocian family of distinction, born, perhaps at Caesara, ca. Cappadocian Fathers and Amphilochius of Iconium are 4th-century Christian saints, Cappadocian Greeks and church Fathers.

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Apollinarism

Apollinarism or Apollinarianism is a Christological heresy proposed by Apollinaris of Laodicea (died 390) that argues that Jesus had a human body and sensitive human soul, but a divine mind and not a human rational mind, the Divine Logos taking the place of the latter. Cappadocian Fathers and Apollinarism are Christian terminology.

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Arianism

Arianism (Ἀρειανισμός) is a Christological doctrine considered heretical by all modern mainstream branches of Christianity. Cappadocian Fathers and Arianism are Christian terminology.

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Arius

Arius (Ἄρειος, Áreios; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest.

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Basil of Caesarea

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas; Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ; 330 – 1 or 2 January 378), was Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor. Cappadocian Fathers and Basil of Caesarea are 4th-century Christian saints, Cappadocian Greeks and church Fathers.

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Basil the Elder

Saint Basil the Elder (Greek: Βασιλείος ό Γέρος), father of St. Cappadocian Fathers and Basil the Elder are 4th-century Christian saints.

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Burning bush

The burning bush (or the unburnt bush) refers to an event recorded in the Jewish Torah (as also in the biblical Old Testament).

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Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople. Cappadocian Fathers and Byzantine Rite are Christian terminology.

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Caesarea in Palaestina (diocese)

The archiepiscopal see of Caesarea in Palaestina, also known as Caesarea Maritima, is now a metropolitan see of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and also a titular see of the Catholic Church.

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Cappadocia

Cappadocia (Kapadokya, Greek: Καππαδοκία) is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

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Chora Church

The Chora Church or Kariye Mosque (Kariye Camii) is a former church, now converted to a mosque (for the second time), in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Christian theology

Christian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christian belief and practice.

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Council of Ephesus

The Council of Ephesus was a council of Christian bishops convened in Ephesus (near present-day Selçuk in Turkey) in AD 431 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II.

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Early Christianity

Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church or Paleo-Christianity, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325.

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Eastern Christianity

Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north. Cappadocian Fathers and Eastern Christianity are Christian terminology.

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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (translit) is the archbishop of Constantinople and primus inter pares (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that compose the Eastern Orthodox Church. Cappadocian Fathers and ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople are Christian terminology.

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Emmelia of Caesarea

Emmelia of Caesarea (Greek: Ἐμμέλεια) was born in the late third to early fourth century, a period in time when Christianity was becoming more widespread, posing a challenge to the Roman government and its pagan rule. Cappadocian Fathers and Emmelia of Caesarea are 4th-century Christian saints.

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First Council of Constantinople

The First Council of Constantinople (Concilium Constantinopolitanum; Σύνοδος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) was a council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) in AD 381 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.

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First Council of Nicaea

The First Council of Nicaea (Sýnodos tês Nikaías) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. The Council of Nicaea met from May until the end of July 325.

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Fresco

Fresco (or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster.

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Garden of Eden

In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden (גַּן־עֵדֶן|gan-ʿĒḏen; Εδέμ; Paradisus) or Garden of God (גַּן־יְהֹוֶה|gan-YHWH|label.

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus (Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; Liturgy of the Hours Volume I, Proper of Saints, 2 January. – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople and theologian. Cappadocian Fathers and Gregory of Nazianzus are 4th-century Christian saints, Cappadocian Greeks, Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy and church Fathers.

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Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen (Γρηγόριος Νύσσης or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 394), was Bishop of Nyssa in Cappadocia from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. Cappadocian Fathers and Gregory of Nyssa are 4th-century Christian saints, Cappadocian Greeks and church Fathers.

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Gregory Thaumaturgus

Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Gregorius Thaumaturgus; 213 – 270), also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. Cappadocian Fathers and Gregory Thaumaturgus are church Fathers.

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Homoiousian

Homoiousios (ὁμοιούσιος from ὅμοιος, hómoios, "similar" and οὐσία, ousía, "essence, being") is a Christian theological term, coined in the 4th century to identify a distinct group of Christian theologians who held the belief that God the Son was of a similar, but not identical, essence (or substance) with God the Father. Cappadocian Fathers and Homoiousian are Christian terminology.

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Homoousion

Homoousion (lit, from,, and,, or) is a Christian theological term, most notably used in the Nicene Creed for describing Jesus (God the Son) as "same in being" or "same in essence" with God the Father (ὁμοούσιον τῷ Πατρί). Cappadocian Fathers and Homoousion are Christian terminology.

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Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)

Hypostasis (plural: hypostases), from the Greek italic (hypóstasis), is the underlying, fundamental state or substance that supports all of reality. Cappadocian Fathers and Hypostasis (philosophy and religion) are Christian terminology and Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy.

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Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.

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Latin Church

The Latin Church (Ecclesia Latina) is the largest autonomous (sui iuris) particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics.

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Macrina the Younger

Macrina the Younger (Μακρίνα; c. 327 – 19 July 379) was an early Christian consecrated virgin. Cappadocian Fathers and Macrina the Younger are 4th-century Christian saints.

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Marian apparition

A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance by Mary the mother of Jesus, or a series of related such appearances during a period of time. Cappadocian Fathers and Marian apparition are Christian terminology.

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Marian devotions

Marian devotions are external pious practices directed to the person of Mary, mother of Jesus, by members of certain Christian traditions. Cappadocian Fathers and Marian devotions are Christian terminology.

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Mariology

Mariology is the theological study of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Cappadocian Fathers and Mariology are Christian terminology.

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Modalistic Monarchianism

Modalistic Monarchianism, also known as Modalism or Oneness Christology, is a Christian theology upholding the oneness of God as well as the divinity of Jesus.

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Naucratius

Saint Naucratius (Ναυκράτιος) was the son of Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea. Cappadocian Fathers and Naucratius are 4th-century Christian saints.

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Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed (Sýmvolon tis Nikéas), also called the Creed of Constantinople, is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. Cappadocian Fathers and Nicene Creed are Christian terminology.

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Nyssa (Cappadocia)

Nyssa (Νύσσα) was a town and bishopric in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.

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Ousia

Ousia (οὐσία) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then later in Christian theology. Cappadocian Fathers and Ousia are Christian terminology and Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy.

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Perpetual virginity of Mary

The perpetual virginity of Mary is a Christian doctrine that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin "before, during and after" the birth of Christ. Cappadocian Fathers and perpetual virginity of Mary are Christian terminology.

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Peter of Sebaste

Peter of Sebaste (Πέτρος; c. 340 – 391) was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopric, Sebaste in Lesser Armenia. Cappadocian Fathers and Peter of Sebaste are 4th-century Christian saints.

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Platonism

Platonism is the philosophy of Plato and philosophical systems closely derived from it, though contemporary Platonists do not necessarily accept all doctrines of Plato.

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Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

Alexander I of Alexandria was the 19th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. Cappadocian Fathers and Pope Alexander I of Alexandria are 4th-century Christian saints.

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Proclus of Constantinople

Proclus (Greek: Πρόκλος; c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death.

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The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity.

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Theotokos

Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity.

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Three Holy Hierarchs

The Three Hierarchs (Οἱ Τρεῖς Ἱεράρχαι; Οι Τρεις Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. Cappadocian Fathers and Three Holy Hierarchs are church Fathers.

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Trinity

The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (from 'threefold') is the central doctrine concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three,, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion). Cappadocian Fathers and Trinity are Christian terminology.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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World Digital Library

The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress.

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See also

Byzantine Cappadocians

Cappadocian Greeks

Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy

Groups of Christian saints

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocian_Fathers

Also known as Cappadocian Rascals, Cappadocian philosophers, Cappadocian theologians, The Cappadocian Fathers, The Cappadocians, Three Cappadocian Fathers.