Sabellius
Sign in to saveSabellius (fl. ca. 215) was a third-century priest and theologian who most likely taught in Rome, but may have been a North African from Libya. Basil and others call him a Libyan from Pentapolis, but this seems to rest on the fact that Pentapolis was a place where the teachings of Sabellius thrived, according to Dionysius of Alexandria, c. 260. What is known of Sabellius is drawn mostly from the polemical writings of his opponents.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Libya
- Occupation
- theologian
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Convicted of
- heresy
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- date of birth
- 0200-01-01
- date of death
- 0300-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Latin
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Sabellius (fl. ca. 215) was a third-century priest and theologian who most likely taught in Rome, but may have been a North African from Libya. Basil and others call him a Libyan from Pentapolis, but this seems to rest on the fact that Pentapolis was a place where the teachings of Sabellius thrived, according to Dionysius of Alexandria, c. 260. What is known of Sabellius is drawn mostly from the polemical writings of his opponents.
==History== The Catholic Encyclopedia writes:
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