Auxentius of Mopsuestia
Auxentius was bishop of Mopsuestia in eastern Cilicia around 321 . According to tradition, he had to leave the military because he refused to sacrifice grapes to a statue of Bacchus , despite the order of Emperor Licinius .
He is considered the builder of a cathedral in Mopsuestia for the saints Tharakus , Probus and Andronikos , who were executed in Anazarbos during the persecution of Christians by Governor Maximus around 304 .
Philostorgius calls Bishop Auxentius an Arian .
His feast day is December 18th .
literature
- Charles G. Herbermann: Auxentius of Mopsuestia. In: The Catholic Encyclopedia . Robert Appleton Company, New York 1907-1912
Individual evidence
- ^ Albert Ehrhard, Johann Peter Kirsch: Research on Christian literature and the history of dogma . Volume 7, F. Schöningh, 1907, p. 51.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auxentius of Mopsuestia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Mopsuestia (around 321) in eastern Cilicia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 321 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |