Theological glossary
Novatianism
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The rigorist schism of Novatian, rival bishop of Rome to Cornelius (251), refusing restoration to any who lapsed in the Decian persecution. His communities of the “pure” (katharoi) endured for centuries.
Theological glossary
The rigorist schism of Novatian, rival bishop of Rome to Cornelius (251), refusing restoration to any who lapsed in the Decian persecution. His communities of the “pure” (katharoi) endured for centuries.