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Pelagius
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Pelagius ( ; 354–418) was a Christian theologian known as an ascetic monk and promoting a system of doctrines (termed Pelagianism by the Catholic Church) which emphasized human choice in salvation and denied original sin. Pelagius was accused of heresy at the Synod of Diospolis in 415 and his doctrines were harshly criticized by Augustine of Hippo, especially the Pelagian views about mankind's good nature and individual responsibility for choosing asceticism. Pelagius especially stressed the freedom of human will. Very little is known about the personal life and career of Pelagius, although he
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Pelagius was a male human theologian, philosopher, and missionary from Roman Britain who held citizenship in Ancient Rome. He lived during the Roman Empire and spoke Latin and Ancient Greek. His residence included Rome, Carthage, and Jerusalem. He was associated with the Catholic Church and the movement known as Pelagianism. Pelagius was convicted of heresy and had a student named Fastidius of Britain. He died in Palestine.
The provided data also contains information regarding an author named McNamara Morgan, who died in 1762. This individual is listed as having written 14 works, including *The sequel*, *Remarkable satires*, *The scandalizade*, *The Causidicade*, and *Florizel and Perdita, or, The sheep-shearing*. These details appear to be distinct from the historical figure Pelagius.
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- Died
- 1762
- Works
- 14
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Key facts
- Theologian.image
- File:Pelagius.jpg
- Theologian.period
- –418
- Theologian.death_place
- Egypt, Roman Empire
- Theologian.era
- Patristic age
- Theologian.main_interests
- Free will, Asceticism
- Theologian.notable_ideas
- Pelagianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Roman Britain
- Place of death
- Palestine
- Occupation
- missionary
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Movement
- Pelagianism
- Image
- Pelagius.jpg
- Residence
- Jerusalem
- Convicted of
- heresy
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- Commons category
- Pelagius
- date of birth
- 0360-00-00
- date of death
- 0450-00-00
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- time period
- Roman Empire
- student
- Fastidius of Britain
- name in native language
- Pelagius
- P13311
- Flueggea
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Beginnings
- Opponents
- Augustine of Hippo
- Jerome
- Diospolis
- Teachings
- Pope Zosimus
- Death and aftermath
- Evaluation
- Writings
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Pelagius ( ; 354–418) was a Christian theologian known as an ascetic monk and promoting a system of doctrines (termed Pelagianism by the Catholic Church) which emphasized human choice in salvation and denied original sin. Pelagius was accused of heresy at the Synod of Diospolis in 415 and his doctrines were harshly criticized by Augustine of Hippo, especially the Pelagian views about mankind's good nature and individual responsibility for choosing asceticism. Pelagius especially stressed the freedom of human will. Very little is known about the personal life and career of Pelagius, although he was thought to be of British-Celtic or possibly Romano-British origin and fluent in Latin before arriving in Rome and later North Africa.
== Beginnings == Pelagius was active between about 390 and 418. He was said by his contemporaries, such as Augustine of Hippo, Prosper of Aquitaine, Marius Mercator, and Paul Orosius, to have been of Celtic British origin. Jerome apparently thought that Pelagius was Irish, suggesting that he was "stuffed with Irish porridge" (). He was tall in stature and portly in appearance. Pelagius was also highly educated, spoke and wrote Latin and Greek with great fluency, and was well versed in theology. His name has traditionally been understood as a Graecized form (from , "sea") of the Welsh name Morgan ("sea-born"), or another Celtic equivalent.
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