The classic Latin attack on Marcion's rejection of the Old Testament and two-god theology.
Novatian
c. 200 – c. 258 · b. Rome
TheologianPresbyter
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 200, Rome
- Died
- c. 258, Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Novatianus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Roman presbyter, rigorist rival to Pope Cornelius and first significant antipope.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.43-46
Roman presbyter, rigorist rival to Pope Cornelius and first significant antipope. Author of De Trinitate, a major Latin Trinitarian text.
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Common questions
- Who was Novatian?
- Novatian (200–258) — Roman presbyter, rigorist rival to Pope Cornelius and first significant antipope. Author of De Trinitate, a major Latin Trinitarian text.
- Who did Novatian oppose?
- Cyprian of Carthage and Pope Cornelius.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.43-46 primary
- Cyprian, Ep. 44-55 primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 70 primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed (incoming) Cyprian of CarthageCyprian sided with Cornelius against the rigorist Novatian and refused communion with the Novatianist party.Cyprian, Ep. 44, 55 · Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.43-45
- opposed Pope CorneliusNovatian had himself consecrated bishop of Rome in opposition to Cornelius over the treatment of the lapsed.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.43
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 Novatian).