CASSIANUS, JOANNUS

CASSIANUS, JOANNUS
   an Eastern ascetic; came to Constantinople, and became a pupil of Chrysostom, who ordained him; founded two monasteries in Marseilles; opposed the extreme views of Augustine in regard to grace and free-will, and human depravity; and not being able to go the length of Pelaganism, adopted SEMI-PELAGIANISM q.v. (360-448).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Cassian — Infobox Saint name=Saint John Cassian birth date=c. 360 [Lake, Stephen. Knowledge of the Writings of John Cassian in Early Anglo Saxon England. Anglo Saxon England 32 (2003): pp 27–41.] death date=c. 435 feast day=February 29; July 23 (in… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”