Conflicts over Augustine’s theology of prevenient grace and predestination arise in Gaul as Caesarius of Arles defends himself against suggestions of heresy at the Council of Orange. Pope Boniface II tries and fails to name his successor. A pope changes his name.
Links:
Photo of relic of Caesarius of Arles by Cangadoba
Canons of the Council of Orange
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#494 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Council of Orange
After a survey of the Christian/Jewish relationship in the former Roman Empire and in the Byzantine Empire, we look at the status of Christians outside the Byzantine Empire. We end with a look at how Pope Felix IV tried to avoid a crisis over his succession, yet accomplished that very thing.
Links:
Mosaic of Mosaic of Pope Felix IV
Map showing locations of Armenia, Iberia Caucasian Albania,and Lazica
Map of Kingdom of Aksum
Aaron Butts – “Simeon of Beth Arsham, Letter on Bar Ṣawmā and the heresy of the Nestorians”
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#493 – A History of the Catholic Church – Choosing a Successor
As the Church of Rome and the Emperor Justin move to restore ties with the end of the Acacian Schism, tensions between King Theodoric of Italy and the Byzantine Empire increase leading to the imprisonment and death of both the Roman Senator Boethius and Pope John I. In the East, the Monophysites face the challenges of Julian of Halicarnassus and the Apthhartodocetae.
Links:
Painting of Farewell of Consul Boethius to his family by Jean-Victor Schnetz.
Map of the lands of the Arian kingdoms in 526
History of Philosophy without any gaps episode on Boethius
Pope Benedict XVI on Boethius
On Julian of Halicarnassus
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#488 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Death of Boethius
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