Marinus of Thrace
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Marinus of Thrace was briefly undisputed Arian
Archbishop of Constantinople, before being displaced by Dorotheus of Antioch
. Thenceforth Marinus withdrew from communion with those Arians who followed Dorotheus and, with a group of followers who grew numerous enough to be considered a distinct sect of Arians, maintained a rival network of churches and oratories. The sect held, in contrast to the Arians under Dorotheus, that 'the Father had always been the Father, even when the son was not.' The sect became known as the Psathyrians as one of its most prominent champions, one Theoctistus, was by profession a cake-seller (ψαθυροπώλης). The schism between the sects would be healed by the former consul
Plinta
during the reign of Theodosius II
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Arian
Arian may refer to:* Arius, a Christian presbyter in the 3rd and 4th century* a given name in different cultures: Aria, Aryan or Arian...
Archbishop of Constantinople, before being displaced by Dorotheus of Antioch
Dorotheus of Antioch
Dorotheus was Arian Archbishop of Constantinople from c.388 until his death in 407. Preceding his elevation to the see of Constantinople, Dorotheus had served as Arian bishop of Antioch, having succeeded Euzoius of Antioch in 376....
. Thenceforth Marinus withdrew from communion with those Arians who followed Dorotheus and, with a group of followers who grew numerous enough to be considered a distinct sect of Arians, maintained a rival network of churches and oratories. The sect held, in contrast to the Arians under Dorotheus, that 'the Father had always been the Father, even when the son was not.' The sect became known as the Psathyrians as one of its most prominent champions, one Theoctistus, was by profession a cake-seller (ψαθυροπώλης). The schism between the sects would be healed by the former consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
Plinta
Plinta
Flavius Plinta was a politician and general of the Eastern Roman Empire.- Biography :He was a Goth, related to Aspar , perhaps his father-in-law, and father of Armatius; in 450 his daughter was given in marriage by Theodosius to Constantius, the secretary of Attila...
during the reign of Theodosius II
Theodosius II
Theodosius II , commonly surnamed Theodosius the Younger, or Theodosius the Calligrapher, was Byzantine Emperor from 408 to 450. He is mostly known for promulgating the Theodosian law code, and for the construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople...
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