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AUXENTIUS (fl. c. 370)

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AUXENTIUS (fl. c. 370)

AUXENTIUS (fl. c. 370) , of See also:

CAPPADOCIA

Cappadocia, an Arian theologian of some See also:

EMINENCE (Lat. eminentia)

eminence (see ARlus). When See also:

CONSTANTINE

Constantine deposed the orthodox bishops who resisted, Auxentius was installed into the seat of See also:

Dionysius, See also:

bishop of See also:

Milan, and came to be regarded as the See also:

GREAT

great opponent of the Nicene See also:

DOCTRINE

doctrine in the See also:

West. So prominent did he become, that he was specially mentioned by name in the condemnatory See also:

DECREE (from the past participle, decretus, of Lat. decernere)

decree of the See also:

synod which See also:

DAMASUS

Damasus, bishop of See also:

Rome, urged by See also:

ATHANASIUS (293-373)

Athanasius, convened in See also:

defence of the Nicene doctrine (A.D. 369). When the orthodox See also:

EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor Valentinian ascended the See also:

THRONE

throne, Auxentius was See also:

LEFT

left undisturbed in his See also:

DIOCESE (formed on Fr. diocese, in place of the Eng. form diocess—current until the 19th century—from Lat. dioecesis, med. Lat. variant diocesis, from Gr. Swucio•tc, " house-keeping," " administration," &miceas, " to keep house," " to govern ")

diocese, but his theological doctrines were publicly attacked by Hilary of See also:

POITIERS

Poitiers. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief source of See also:

INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information about him is the See also:

LIBER

Liber contra Auxentium in the See also:

BENEDICTINE

Benedictine edition of the See also:

WORKS

works of Hilary.

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