Eunomius of Cyzicus

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Eunomius of Cyzicus was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop known as a leading proponent of radical Arianism and the namesake of the Eunomian sect.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Eunomius of Cyzicus canonical 6
Euzoius of Antioch 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian ⓘ
Arian theologian ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Late Antique writer ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
activeIn 4th century ⓘ
associatedWith Anomoean party ⓘ
Arian controversy of the 4th century ⓘ
birthPlace Cappadocia ⓘ
Dacora in Cappadocia ⓘ
citizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
condemnedAs heretic by Nicene church authorities ⓘ
condemnedBy Council of Constantinople of 381 ⓘ
criticizedBy Basil of Caesarea in Contra Eunomium ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa in Against Eunomius ⓘ
linked to: Against Eunomius
deathPlace Cappadocia ⓘ
educatedBy Aetius of Antioch ⓘ
era Patristic period ⓘ
heldView argued that the divine name "Unbegotten" expresses God’s essence ⓘ
insisted on precise logical and linguistic definitions in theology ⓘ
influenced Eunomian sect ⓘ
linked to: Eunomianism

later radical Arians ⓘ
knownFor doctrine that the Son is unlike the Father in essence ⓘ
eponym of the Eunomian sect ⓘ
leading proponent of radical Arianism ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
movement Anomoean Arianism ⓘ
linked to: Arianism

Eunomianism ⓘ
notableWork Apology ⓘ
Apology for the Apology ⓘ
Letters ⓘ
opposedBy Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
Nicene Christians ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Christianity
participatedIn Arian controversies ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Cyzicus ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition Anomoeanism ⓘ
linked to: Eunomianism

Arianism ⓘ
status founder of a distinct theological school within Arianism ⓘ
studentOf Aetius of Antioch ⓘ
theologicalPosition asserted that God’s essence is fully knowable ⓘ
denied consubstantiality of the Son with the Father ⓘ
taught that the Son is a created being ⓘ
tradition Eastern Christianity ⓘ
workLocation Cyzicus ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Eunomianism → foundedBy → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ
Eunomianism → namedAfter → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ
Meletian schism → hasParticipant → Euzoius of Antioch ⓘ
linked to: Eunomius of Cyzicus
Apology of Eunomius → author → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ
Apology of Eunomius → associatedPerson → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ
Aetius of Antioch → influenced → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ
Aetius of Antioch → student → Eunomius of Cyzicus ⓘ