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Anastasius of Sinai
c. 630 – c. 700
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 630
- Died
- c. 700, Mount Sinai
- Region
- palestine
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Anastasius Sinaita
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Greek monk of Mount Sinai.
- Primary source
- Anastasius of Sinai, Viae Dux (Hodegos)
Greek monk of Mount Sinai. Author of the Hodegos (Viae Dux) against Monophysites/Monothelites and Quaestiones et Responsiones. Important witness to Chalcedonian theology in the early Islamic period.
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Common questions
- Who was Anastasius of Sinai?
- Anastasius of Sinai (630–700) — Greek monk of Mount Sinai. Author of the Hodegos (Viae Dux) against Monophysites/Monothelites and Quaestiones et Responsiones. Important witness to Chalcedonian theology in the early Islamic period.
- Who did Anastasius of Sinai oppose?
- Severus of Antioch.
Sources for biography
- Anastasius of Sinai, Viae Dux (Hodegos) primary
- Anastasius of Sinai, Quaestiones et Responsiones primary
documented connections(1)
- opposed Severus of AntiochAnastasius' Hodegos is a sustained refutation of Severan miaphysite Christology.Anastasius of Sinai, Viae Dux
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Anastasius of Sinai).