Council of Sirmium (AD 358)
Key Facts:
Date | 358 |
Location | Sirmium |
Summoned by | Constantius |
Key Participants | Basisl of Ancyra; Eustathius of Sebaste; Eleusius of Cyzicus; Ursacius; Valens; Germinius |
Purpose | To examine the doctrinal statements of Basis of Ancyra from the Council of Ancyra earlier in the year. |
Key Events | Envoy sent to Emperor Constantius with anathemas for Eudoxius and the Aetian influence and with pleas to uphold the creeds of Serdica and Sirmium; subsequent letter from Constantinius to the Church of Antioch; Eunomius exiled to Midiaeos in Phrygia; Aetius exiled to Pepuzza in Phrygia; Eudoxius exiled to Armenia; Third Creed of Sirmium (not surviving); reaffirmation of the First Sirmian Creed and the Second Creed of Antioch |
Ancient Descriptions | Sozomen, HE 4.15.1-3 |
Surviving Documents:
Letter from Constantius to the Church of Antioch (Sozomen, HE 4.14)
Bibliography
R.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God (New York: T&T Clark, 1988) pp. 357-362.
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Last updated: 4-17-2011
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