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CloseC5 priest in Africa [Catholic Encyclopedia]
Appealed to Zosimus against his excommunication by Urbanus, bishop of Sicca, before 418; reinstated. Appealed four years later against further excommunication to Pope Celestine; reinstated.
Foxe relates the case in connection with the issue of appeals to Rome over the sentence of a metropolitan bishop. 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
ClosePriest of the Roman church; papal legate to the Council of Carthage in 419
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
Close(d. 425) [Catholic Encyclopedia]
Patriarch of Constantinople (406 - 25); opponent of John Chrysostom, but changed his attitude after Chrysostom's death in 407
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
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Pope (422 - 32)
Celestine I claimed jurisdiction over the African churches. 1563, p. 9.
Popes Zosimus, Boniface I and Celestine I claimed supremacy for the bishop of Rome based on the canons of the Nicene council. The sixth council of Carthage sent to Constantinople for the true record. 1570, p. 1318; 1576, p. 1128; 1583, p. 1153.
The Council of Carthage sent a letter to Celestine, saying that the Council of Nice had not given the authority over the churches of Africa that he claimed. 1570, p. 1209; 1576, p. 1035; 1583, p. 1062.
Close(d. 444) [Catholic Encyclopedia]
Theologian; doctor of the church; patriarch of Alexandria (412 - 44)
Drove out the Novatians and Jews; in conflict with Nestorius
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
CloseBishop of Potentine church (418 - 25), Picenum, Italy [Gams]; legate of Roman church in Africa; attended the Council of Carthage in 419.
Faustinus, at the Council of Carthage, argued for the supremacy of the bishop of Rome. 1570, p. 1209; 1576, p. 1035; 1583, p. 1062.
CloseLegate from the Council of Carthage in 419 to the patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1563, p. 9; 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
Close(d. 352) [Kelly]
Pope (337 - 52); involved in the Arian controversy
Appeals for judgement were made to Julius I. 1570, p. 23; 1576, p. 18; 1583, p. 18.
Close(d. 461) [Kelly]
Pope (440 - 61)
Emperor Marcian called the Council of Chalcedon and commanded Pope Leo to attend. Leo would have preferred the council to be held at Rome, but sent his agents to appear on his behalf. 1563, p. 623; 1570, p. 1216; 1576, p. 1041; 1583, p. 1068.
Leo received a letter from his legates at the Council of Chalcedon, calling him head of the church. 1570, p. 22; 1576, p. 17; 1583, p. 17.
Leo wished Emperor Theodosius II to call a church council in Italy. 1563, p. 619, 1570, p. 1216, 1576, p. 1041, 1583, p. 1068.
He opposed the use of the title 'universal bishop' by the patriarch of Constantinople. 1563, p. 9.
Leo wrote a letter to Emperor Leo I. 1570, p. 133; 1576, p. 97; 1583, p. 96.
CloseLegate from the Council of Carthage in 419 to the patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1563, p. 9; 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
Close(c. 385 - c. 420) [Catholic Encyclopedia]
Historian, theologian; disciple of Augustine at Hippo; assisted Jerome against Pelagius in Palestine. Wrote a history of the world.
Orosius attended the Council of Carthage in 420, along with Augustine and Prosper. 1570, p. 12; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1563, p. , 1570, pp. 19, 54 -, 86, 94, 107, 113; 1576, pp. 15, 34 - , 60, 66, 76, 81; 1583, pp. 15, 34 - , 60, 66, 75, 80, 452.
ClosePriest of the Roman church; papal legate to the Council of Carthage in 419
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
Close(d. 257) [Kelly]
Pope (254 - 57); he had disagreements with Cyprian of Carthage
Stephen was archdeacon under his predecessor, Pope Cornelius. 1570, p. 94, 1576, p. 66, 1583, p. 65.
Foxe refutes the authenticity of letters ascribed to Stephen. 1570, p. 96, 1576, p. 67, 1583, p. 67.
Stephen opposed the rebaptism of those baptised by heretics; in this he disagreed with Cyprian of Carthage. 1570, p. 101, 1576, p. 71, 1583, p. 71.
Close(fl. 418 - 29) [Catholic Encyclopedia sub Sicca Veneria]
Bishop of Sicca; mentioned by Augustine of Hippo in 429.
He is mentioned by Foxe: 1570, p. 13; 1576, p. 10; 1583, p. 10.
Close(d. 418) [Kelly]
Pope (417 - 18); Greek. He was tactless and heavy-handed and clashed with the African church
He claimed jurisdiction over the African churches. 1563, p. 9.
Popes Zosimus, Boniface I and Celestine I claimed supremacy for the bishop of Rome based on the canons of the Nicene council. The sixth council of Carthage sent to Constantinople for the true record. 1570, p. 1318; 1576, p. 1128; 1583, p. 1153.
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ner of causes may and ought to be made. That his decrees be equall with the decrees of Nicen Councel, and are to be obserued and taken in no lesse force, then if they had bene confirmed with the heauenly voyce of Sainct Peter himselfe ex fr. Barth. & alijs. Item that the sayd Byshop of Rome hath the heauenly dispo.ition of thinges and therefore may alter and chaunge the nature of thinges, by applying the substance of one thing to an other. cap. Quando de transl. Epis. tit. 7MarginaliaCap. quando. de. transl. & Episc. tit. 7.Item that he can of nothing make something, and cause the sentence, which before was none to stande in effect, and may dispence aboue the lawe, and of iniustice make iustice, in correcting and chaunging lawes, for he hath the fulnes of power. And againe. dist 40. cap. Si Papa.MarginaliaDist. 40. cap. Si papa.If the Pope doe leade with him innumerable soules by flockes into hell, yet no man must presume to rebuke his faultes in this worlde. Item that it standeth vpon necessitie of saluation to beleeue the Premacie of the sea of Rome, and to be subiect to the same. &c.
[Back to Top]These thinges thus declared, now let vs see whether these names and titles, with the forme and maner of this authoritie and regalitie aboue rehearsed: were euer attributed of any in the primitiue tyme to the byshop of Rome. For al these, he doth chalenge and clayme vnto him by old possession from the time of S. Peter. And here a question is to be asked of our aduersaries the Papistes, whether they will auouch all these aforesaide titles, together wyth the whole forme and tenour of regalitie, to the same belongyng as is afore touched, or not? if they wil, let them come foorth with their allegations, which they neuer haue done yet, nor euer shalbe able: if they will not, or can not auouch them all together in maner as is specified, then why doth the byshop claime them altogether so stoutly, vsurpe them so falsely, and obtrud them vpon vs so straitly. Moreouer if the sayd our aduersaries, being conuicted by plaine euidence of hystorye, and example of time, will yeld vnto vs (as they must needes) in part, and not in the whole, let vs come then to the particulars, and see what part of this regalitie they wil defend, and deriue from the auncient custome of the Primitiue Church (that is from the first fyue hundred yeares, I meane after Christ.) First, in the Coōcell of Nyce,MarginaliaEx Cōncil. Nice Cano.which was the yeare of our Lord. 340. and in the. vj. Canon of the sayd Councell,Marginalia6. Dist 65. cap. Mos antiquus.we finde it so decreed: that in euery prouince or precinct of some one Church, and Byshop of the same, was appointed and set vp to haue the inspection and regiment of other churches about him. Secundum morem antiquum, that is , after the ancient custome, as the wordes of the Councell do purport, so that the Byshop of Alexandria shoulde haue power of Lybia, & Pentapolis in Egypt, for as much as the Byshop of the Cytie of Rome, hath the like or same maner. And in like sort also in Antioch, & in other countreyes, let euery Church haue his due honor, & consequently þt the Bishop of Ierusalem haue also his due honor to him reserued, so that such order be kept, that the Metropolitane Cities be not defrauded of their dignitie which to them is due and proper. &c. In this Councell and in the same Canon. vj. and vij. where the Byshops of Alexandria, of Rome, and of Antioch, are ioyned together in on like maner of dignity, fyrst there appeareth no difference of honor to be ment therin. Secondlye for somuch as in the sayde two Canons after mention made of them, immediately followeth, that no Byshops should be made without consent of their Metropolitanes, yea and that the City also of Hierusalem should be vnder hys Metropolitane,MarginaliaEx. cōcil. Nice. Cant.and that the Metropolitane should haue the ful power to confirme euery Byshop made in his prouince: Therfore it may be well suspected that the third Epistle decretall of Pope Anacletus, and of Pope Stephanus, with other mo are forged, wherin these Byshops, and especially the Byshop of Rome is exempted and desceuered from the name of a Metropolitane or an Archbyshop, to the name of a Patriarch or Primate: as appeareth in the decrees. dist. 22. cap. Sacro sancta.MarginaliaDist. 12. cap. Sacrosancta.wherefore as wee must needes graunt the Byshop of Rome to be called a Metropolitane or an Archbyshop by the Councell of Nice: so we will not greatly sticke in this also, to haue him numbred with Patriarches or primates.MarginaliaThe Byshop of Rome called Metropolitane, Archbishop, Patriarch, Primate.which title seemeth in the old tyme to be common to mo Cities then to Rome, both by the Epistle of Anacletus, of Pope Stephanus, of Pope, Iulius, and Leo, &c.
[Back to Top]After this followed a generall Councell in Aphricke, called the vj. Councell of Carthage, an. 420.MarginaliaThe 6. Counsell of Carthage.where were congregated. 217. Byshops among whom was also, Angustinus, Prosper, Orosius, with diuers other famous persons. This Councell continued the space of v. yeares, wherein was great contention about the supremacie, and iurisdiction of Rome. The Byshop wherof then was Zosimus. This Zosimus the Romane Bishop had receaued thesame time into the communion of the church without any examination, one that came to complaine to him out of Aprike, named Apiarius, a Priest whom Aurelius the Metropolitane with the Councell of Aphrike had worthelye excommunicated for his detestable conditions before.MarginaliaEx Conciliorum. Tom. 1. in Sexta Synod Carthage.Vppon this Zosimus after that hee hadde receaued and shewed such fauor to Apiarius, for that he did appele to him, sendeth to the Councell his messengers, to wit Fastinus Byshop of Potentine and two Priestes of the Churche of Rome named Philippus and Asellus, with these foure requestes: first that Apiarius whom he had absolued might be receaued of them againe, and that it might be lawful for Byshops or Priestes to appeale from the sentence of their Metropolites, & also of the Counsell, to the sea of Rome.
[Back to Top]Secondly, that Byshops should not saile ouer importunely ad comitatum. Thirdly, that if any Priest or Deacon were wrongfully excommunicate by þe Byshops of their owne prouince, it should be lawfull for thē to remooue the hearing and iudgeing of their cause to their neighbour bishops. Forthly, that Vrbanus there Byshop,MarginaliaVrbanus. Episcopus Siccensis.either should be excommunicated, or els sent vp to Rome, vnlesse he would correct those things that were to be corrected. &c. For the approbation whereof, the sayde Zosimus alledged for him the words (as he pretended) taken out of Nicene Councell.MarginaliaThe Popes of Rome taken with the maner in falsefiyng the decrees of Nicene Councell.The Councell of Carthage hearyng this, and remembring no such thing in the Councell of Nice to bee decred, & yet not suspecting the Byshop of Rome to dare wrongfully to falsefie the wordes of that Councell: writeth againe to Zosimus, declaring that they neuer reade to their remembraunce, in their common Latine exemplare of Nicene Councell any such Canon, yet notwithstanding for quietnes sake, they would obserue the same tyll time they might procure the originall copies of that couucell to be sent to them from Constantinople, Alexandria, and from Antioch. In like effect afterward they wrote to Pope Boniface, which then succeded Zosimus.
[Back to Top]And thirdly also to Celestinus, which shortly after succeded Boniface. In the meane time this foresayd Councell sent their Legates, Marcellus and Innocentius to Atticus Patriarche of Constantinople, and to Cyrillus Patriarch of Alexandria, for the autentique copies in Greeke of Nicene Councell, which being sent vnto them, & they finding in the true originals no such Canon, as the Bishoppe of Rome had falsely forged, they wrote a sharpe & an handsome letter to Celestinus Byshop of Rome, calling him in the said letter by the way: Domine frater:MarginaliaThe Bishop of Rome called Dominus frater. that is brother Byshop.declaring to him, how they had perused all the copies of þe Councel of Nice coulde finde no such Canon: as he and his predecessours had falsely alledged,MarginaliaBishops of Rome proued falsifiers of Nicen Conuncell.and therewithall reciting the vj. Canon afore mentioned, declared how the decrees of Nicene Councell had committed all and singular persons Ecclesiasticall, as well Byshops, as other, vnto the charge of their Metropolitanes. Moreouer expounding the same decree, they shewed the reasons thereof.
[Back to Top]Marginalia1. Fiue reasons why matters of controuersie ought not to be had out of other countryes vnto Rome.1. For that (sayd they) the fathers of that councell did well foresee, to be most iust and conuenient, that all controuersies there be ended (in ijsdem locis) where they begin.
Marginalia2.2. For that it is not to be supposed contrary, but that the grace of God wil be as prest and ready in one prouince as in other, to instruct his ministers both prudētly to vnderstand iudgement, and constantly to mayntayne the same.
Marginalia3.3. For that there is no need to seeke further to any outlandish helpe, because especially that the party whosoeuer is not contented with the determination of his iudges or commissioners, may lawfully appeale either to the prouincial or to any generall counsell.
Marginalia4.4. That way to be better, then to runne to any forranine Iudge, it must needes be graunted, because it is not like that our God will inspire his iustice and truth of examining, vnto one Byshop, and denie it to a multitude congregated in a whole Councell.
Marginalia5. Euery coūtrey to appeale first to his own Metropolitane, secondly to a prouinciall or generall Councell.5. Neither can it be, that any such outlandish iudgement in hearing and determining causes, can stand perfect and vpright, for that the necessary persons of witnesses, either for infirmitie of sexe of age, of sickenes, or some other impeachment, are not able to be present, by whom the truth of the sentence, should be directed. Wherefore as by these & other reasons they thought it not conuenient from them to bryng their matters ouer vnto Rome: so neither was it to be found, sayd they, by any councell of the old fathers decred, that any Legates should be sent frō Rome to thē, for deciding of their matters. And therefore exhorted they the sayd bishop of Rome, that he would not induce fumosum typū, (or rather as I may call it) typhos seculi,MarginaliaFumosum typhos seculi. in Ecclesiam Christi, quæ lucem simplicitatis & humilitatis prefært ijs qui Deum Diligunt
Closefumosum typū, (or rather as I maye call it) typhos
seculi, Fumosum typhos seculi. in Ecclesia Christi, quæ lucem simplicitatis & humilitatis prefært iis qui Deum Diligunt.
the swelling pryde of the world into the church of Christ, which church sheweth and geueth the lyght of simplicitie and of humilitie to such as loue to see God, &c.
Concilium Africanum: EPISTOLA II. CONCILII AFRICANI AD PAPAM COELESTINUM URBIS ROMAE EPISCOPUM.
ne fumosum typhum saeculi in Ecclesiam Christi quae lucem simplicitatis et humilitatis diem Deum videre cupientibus praefert, videamur inducere.
While not a direct quotation, clearly this passage is indicated.