Marcellus of Ancyra

Marcellus of Ancyra († 374) was bishop of Ancyra in the 4th century AD

Marcellus of Ancyra first emerged at the Council of Nicaea in 325 appearance, on which he fought together with the Orthodox Bishop Athanasius against the Arians. Due to its monarchianistischen and sabellianistischen views - he represented a more monotheistic doctrine and was the idea of the Trinity critical of - he was at the Synod of Tyre (335 ), at the instigation of Eusebius of Nicomedia deposed as a heretic and banished. His successor in the See was Basil of Ancyra 336. After the death of Constantine the Great, he traveled to the western dominated by Constantine II part of the empire, which incorporated it into a 337 amnesty announced on 17 June.

Since returning to the eastern part of the empire was still rejected, he turned to Julius, bishop of Rome, as orthodox recognized and supported him from now on. An assembly of bishops in Rome rehabilitated Marcellus end of the year 340 342/43 its recognition within the Western Church at the Council of Serdica was confirmed. 345 his pupil Photinus was indicted in Sirmium, the similar teachings represented as Marcellus. Marcellus supported him and thus also lost the confidence of Athanasius, with whom he had once fought together against the Arians. He does not regained his bishopric, and died 374 After his death his teachings at the First Council of Constantinople Opel were 381 final convicted.

Works

• Markell of Ancyra: The fragments. The letter to Julius of Rome ( = Vigiliae Christianae. Supplement 39). Edited, introduced and translated by Mark Vincent. Brill, Leiden et al 1997, ISBN 90-04-10907-2.