Novatianist churches

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Novatianist churches were early Christian congregations that followed the strict theological and disciplinary teachings of the 3rd-century Roman presbyter Novatian, particularly his refusal to readmit lapsed Christians after persecution.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Donatist churches 1
Novatianist churches canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
early Christian sect ⓘ
schismatic Christian group ⓘ
consideredAs schism by the Catholic Church ⓘ
differsFrom mainstream Christianity in penitential discipline ⓘ
emergedInCentury 3rd century ⓘ
emergedInContextOf Decian persecution ⓘ
emphasized moral rigor ⓘ
strict excommunication practices ⓘ
followsTeachingOf Novatian ⓘ
hadPresenceIn Asia Minor ⓘ
Constantinople ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
hasTheologicalPosition denial of absolution for grave post‑baptismal sins ⓘ
emphasis on purity of the church ⓘ
refusal to readmit lapsed Christians after persecution ⓘ
rigorist approach to church discipline ⓘ
influenced later rigorist currents in Christianity ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
maintained independent ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ
separate places of worship from Catholic churches ⓘ
namedAfter Novatian ⓘ
originatedIn Rome ⓘ
practices Eucharist ⓘ
baptism ⓘ
episcopal church governance ⓘ
recognizedSacramentsOf their own clergy only ⓘ
rejects lenient penitential discipline ⓘ
readmission of the lapsi ⓘ
relatedMovement Donatist churches ⓘ
separatedFrom Catholic Church ⓘ
sharesDoctrineWith mainstream Christianity on Christology ⓘ
mainstream Christianity on the Trinity ⓘ
usedTitleForLeader bishop ⓘ
presbyter ⓘ
viewedLapsedChristiansAs permanently excluded from communion ⓘ
wasActiveUntilCentury at least 6th century ⓘ
wasClassifiedAs heresy in later Catholic tradition ⓘ
wasCondemnedBy Council of Nicaea ⓘ
wasCriticizedBy Cornelius of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Saint Cornelius

Cyprian of Carthage ⓘ
Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
Socrates Scholasticus ⓘ
wasLedBy Novatianist bishops ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Novatian → associatedWith → Novatianist churches ⓘ
Novatianist churches → relatedMovement → Donatist churches ⓘ
linked to: Novatianist churches