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Pelagius

c. 354 – c. 420 · b. Britannia
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British ascetic teacher at Rome whose denial of original sin and emphasis on free will sparked the Pelagian controversy. Condemned at Carthage (418) and Ephesus (431). Heretic.

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Who was Pelagius?
Pelagius (354–420) — British ascetic teacher at Rome whose denial of original sin and emphasis on free will sparked the Pelagian controversy. Condemned at Carthage (418) and Ephesus (431). Heretic.
Who did Pelagius teach?
Caelestius.
Who did Pelagius oppose?
Augustine of Hippo and Jerome.

Sources for biography

  • Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii primary
  • Augustine, De Natura et Gratia primary
  • Jerome, Dialogus contra Pelagianos primary

documented connections(3)

  • opposed (incoming) Augustine of Hippo
    The Pelagian controversy occupied Augustine's last two decades.
    Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii · Augustine, De Natura et Gratia
  • taught by (incoming) Caelestius
    Caelestius was Pelagius's chief disciple and propagator.
    Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii · Marius Mercator, Commonitorium
  • opposed (incoming) Jerome
    Jerome wrote a Dialogus contra Pelagianos.
    Jerome, Dialogus contra Pelagianos

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