Donatus of Casae Nigrae

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Donatus of Casae Nigrae was a 4th-century North African Christian bishop and schismatic leader whose teachings and disputes over the purity of the clergy gave rise to the Donatist movement.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Donatus of Casae Nigrae canonical 6
Donatus 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian bishop ⓘ
North African religious leader ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
schismatic leader ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
approximateFloruit early 4th century ⓘ
mid 4th century ⓘ
associatedConcept church purity ⓘ
martyr veneration in North Africa ⓘ
traditores ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Donatist schism ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
conflictWith Caecilian of Carthage ⓘ
imperial church authorities ⓘ
contemporaryOf Caecilian of Carthage ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
continent Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
doctrine clergy who betrayed the faith could not validly administer sacraments ⓘ
the Church must be a community of the pure and righteous ⓘ
the validity of sacraments depends on the worthiness of the minister ⓘ
historicalRole foundational figure of Donatism ⓘ
influenced Donatist communities in North Africa ⓘ
later debates on sacramental validity ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legacy condemnation by later Catholic theologians ⓘ
long-lasting Donatist communities in North Africa ⓘ
mentionedBy Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Optatus of Milevis ⓘ
movement Donatism ⓘ
notableFor insistence on the moral purity of the clergy ⓘ
leadership in the Donatist schism ⓘ
opposition to bishops who lapsed during persecution ⓘ
opposedBy Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Roman emperors supporting Catholic bishops ⓘ
opposedTo Catholic Church hierarchy in North Africa ⓘ
bishops who handed over scriptures during persecution ⓘ
placeOfActivity North Africa ⓘ
Numidia ⓘ
positionHeld bishop of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
region Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Roman Numidia ⓘ
linked to: Numidia
religion Christianity ⓘ
theologicalFocus ecclesiology ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Donatism → namedAfter → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Donatism → notableLeader → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Donato → shortFormOf → Donatus ⓘ
linked to: Donatus of Casae Nigrae
Donato → hasVariant → Donatus ⓘ
linked to: Donatus of Casae Nigrae
Ad Donatum → dedicatedTo → Donatus ⓘ
linked to: Donatus of Casae Nigrae
Majorinus → successor → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Majorinus → succeededBy → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Donatist controversy → namedAfter → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ
Donatist controversy → keyFigure → Donatus of Casae Nigrae ⓘ