Meletian schism

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The Meletian schism was a major 4th-century ecclesiastical split within the Church of Antioch, marked by rival episcopal claimants and deep theological and political divisions during the Arian controversy.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Meletian schism canonical 5
Meletian party in Antioch 2
Meletian schism of Antioch 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian schism ⓘ
ecclesiastical schism ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
conflictWith Arian party in Antioch ⓘ
Paulinian party in Antioch ⓘ
describedIn ecclesiastical histories of Socrates Scholasticus ⓘ
ecclesiastical histories of Sozomen ⓘ
ecclesiastical histories of Theodoret of Cyrus ⓘ
endTime 415 ⓘ
followedBy eventual reconciliation of Antiochene succession ⓘ
hasCause Arian controversy ⓘ
dispute over episcopal succession in Antioch ⓘ
imperial interference in episcopal elections ⓘ
theological disagreements about the Trinity ⓘ
hasEffect complication of efforts to enforce Nicene Creed ⓘ
multiple rival bishops in Antioch ⓘ
prolonged division of the see of Antioch ⓘ
tension between Eastern and Western churches ⓘ
hasParticipant Alexandrian church ⓘ
Arian bishops ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Damasus I ⓘ
linked to: Pope Damasus I

Eastern bishops ⓘ
Euzoius of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Eunomius of Cyzicus

Meletius of Antioch ⓘ
Nicene bishops ⓘ
Paulinus of Antioch ⓘ
Roman emperor Constantius II ⓘ
linked to: Constantius II

Roman emperor Theodosius I ⓘ
linked to: Theodosius I

Roman emperor Valens ⓘ
linked to: Flavius Valens

Rome ⓘ
locatedIn Antioch ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
mainSubject Arianism ⓘ
Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Christianity

Trinitarian theology ⓘ
episcopal authority ⓘ
namedAfter Meletius of Antioch ⓘ
opposedBy Arian party in Antioch ⓘ
supporters of Paulinus of Antioch ⓘ
partOf history of early Christianity ⓘ
history of the Church of Antioch ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent Council of Alexandria (362) ⓘ
Council of Constantinople (381) ⓘ
Council of Rome (378) ⓘ
startTime 361 ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meletius of Antioch → causeOf → Meletian schism ⓘ
Meletius of Antioch → seeAlso → Meletian schism ⓘ
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Meletian schism of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Meletian schism
Pope Liberius → seeAlso → Schism of 355 ⓘ
linked to: Meletian schism
Paulinian party in Antioch → partOf → Meletian schism ⓘ
Paulinian party in Antioch → involvedIn → Meletian schism ⓘ
Paulinian party in Antioch → opposed → Meletian party in Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Meletian schism
Paulinian party in Antioch → disputedWith → Meletian party in Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Meletian schism
Paulinus of Antioch → conflict → Meletian schism ⓘ