Council of Cyprus (AD 399/401)
Key Facts:
Date | between 399 and 401 |
Location | Cyprus |
Summoned by | Epiphanius at the request of Theophilus |
Purpose | To condemn the writings of Origen |
Key Events | Origen’s works forbidden, but Origen himself not condemned |
Primary Source Descriptions | Socrates, HE 6.10 |
Bibliography
Nardi, C., “Cyprus” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992)
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Last updated: 2-16-2012
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