Barlaam of Calabria

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Barlaam of Calabria was a 14th-century Italo-Greek monk, scholar, and humanist known for his opposition to Hesychasm and his theological disputes with Gregory Palamas.

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instanceOf 14th-century person ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Italo-Greek monk ⓘ
humanist ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
scholar ⓘ
activeIn Avignon Papacy ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
alternativeName Barlaam of Seminara ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria

Barlaam the Calabrian ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
associatedWith Gregory Palamas controversy ⓘ
Mount Athos ⓘ
birthCountry Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
birthPlace Seminara ⓘ
birthRegion Calabria ⓘ
criticized mystical practices of Athonite monks ⓘ
educatedAt monastic schools of the Byzantine tradition ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Greek ⓘ
influenced early Italian humanism ⓘ
knownFor criticizing Palamite theology ⓘ
opposition to Hesychasm ⓘ
participation in East–West theological debates ⓘ
teaching Greek in Western Europe ⓘ
theological disputes with Gregory Palamas ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
movement Renaissance humanism ⓘ
name Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
monk ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
teacher of Greek ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
opposed Gregory Palamas ⓘ
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas

Hesychasm ⓘ
participatedIn councils concerning union of Eastern and Western Churches ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
taught Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ
Petrarch ⓘ
linked to: Francesco Petrarca
theologicalPosition criticized claims of direct vision of the uncreated light ⓘ
emphasized apophatic theology ⓘ
wroteAbout logic ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
theology ⓘ

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Gregory Palamas → opposedBy → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
subject linked to: St. Gregory Palamas
St. Gregory Palamas → opponent → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
subject linked to: St.
Hesychast controversy → hasParticipant → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Barlaam of Calabria → name → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Barlaam of Calabria → alternativeName → Barlaam the Calabrian ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
Barlaam of Calabria → alternativeName → Barlaam of Seminara ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
essence–energies distinction → opposedBy → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Hesychasm → opposedBy → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Palamism → opposedBy → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
The Triads → writtenInResponseTo → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Tomos of 1351 → condemns → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 1341 → participant → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Byzantine Platonism → hasKeyFigure → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ
Byzantine Platonism → hasKeyFigure → Barlaam of Calabria the Philosopher ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
Byzantine Platonism → hasKeyFigure → Barlaam of Calabria the Theologian ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
Byzantine Platonism → hasKeyFigure → Barlaam of Calabria the Platonist ⓘ
linked to: Barlaam of Calabria
Palamite controversy → hasOpponent → Barlaam of Calabria ⓘ