جوینیان
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Jovinian (; died c. 405) was an opponent of Christian asceticism in the 4th century and was condemned as a heretic at synods convened in Rome under Pope Siricius and in Milan by Ambrose in 393 because of his views. Our information about him is derived principally from the work of Jerome in two books, Adversus Jovinianum. Jerome referred to him as the "Epicurus of Christianity". He was a native of Corduene, in present day Turkey. John Henry Newman called Aerius of Sebaste, Jovinian and Vigilantius the forerunners of Protestantism, likening them to the "Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli of the fourth
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- Theologian.name
- Jovinian
- Theologian.image
- Jovinianus.jpg
- Theologian.caption
- Imaginary portrait,
- Theologian.birth_date
- 4th century AD
- Theologian.birth_place
- Corduene
- Theologian.death_date
- 405
- Theologian.era
- Patristic Age
- Theologian.main_interests
- Asceticism
- Theologian.tradition_movement
- Jovinianism
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- date of death
- 0405-01-01
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- time period
- Roman Empire
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