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Pelagius
c. 354 – c. 420 · b. Britannia
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 354, Britannia
- Died
- c. 420
- Region
- west
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- British ascetic teacher at Rome whose denial of original sin and emphasis on free will sparked the Pelagian controversy.
- Event connection
- Pelagius condemned at Carthage (418)
- Primary source
- Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii
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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Common questions
- 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 HippoThe Pelagian controversy occupied Augustine's last two decades.Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii · Augustine, De Natura et Gratia
- taught by (incoming) CaelestiusCaelestius was Pelagius's chief disciple and propagator.Augustine, De Gestis Pelagii · Marius Mercator, Commonitorium
- opposed (incoming) JeromeJerome wrote a Dialogus contra Pelagianos.Jerome, Dialogus contra Pelagianos
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 Pelagius).