Pierius

Pierius

Pierius was a Christian priest and probably head of the catechetical school of Alexandria, conjointly with Achillas. He flourished while Theonas was bishop of Alexandria, and died at Rome after 309. The "Roman Martyrology" commemorates him on 4 November.

His skill as an exegetical writer and as a preacher gained for him the appellation, "Origen the Younger". Philip of Side, Photius, and others assert that he was a martyr. However, since St. Jerome assures us that he survived the Diocletian persecution and spent the rest of his life at Rome, the term "martyr" can only mean that he underwent sufferings, not death, for his faith.

Works

He wrote a work ("biblion") comprising twelve treatises or sermons ("logoi"), in some of which he repeats the dogmatic points attributed by some authors to Origen, such as the subordination of the Holy Ghost to the Father and the Son, and the pre-existence of human souls. His known sermons are: one on the "Gospel of St. Luke" ("eis to kata Loukan"); an Easter sermon on Osee ("eis to pascha kai ton Osee"); a sermon on the Mother of God ("peri tes theotokou"); a few other Easter sermons; and a eulogy on St. Pamphilus, who had been one of his disciples ("eis ton bion tou hagiou Pamphilou").

Only some fragments of his writings are extant. They were edited by Martin Joseph Routh in "Reliquiæ Sacræ", III, 423-35, in "Patrologia Graeca", X, 241-6, and, with further fragments, by Boor in "Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur", V, ii ((Leipzig, 1888), 165-184. For an English translation see Salmond in "Ante-Nicene Fathers" (New York, 1896), 157.

References

*Radford, "Three Teachers of Alexandria" (Cambridge, 1908);
*Bardenhewer, "Gesch. der altchrist. Lit.", II (Freiburg, 1903), 198-203;
*____, "Patrologie", tr. Shahan (Freiburg, 1908), 158;
*Harnack, "Gesch. der altchrist. Lit.", I (Leipzig, 1893), 439-44;
*"Acta Sanctorum", II November, 254-64.

External link

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12079c.htm "Catholic Encyclopedia" article]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pierius — • Priest and probably head master of the catechetical school at Alexandria (d. after 309) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pierius     Pierius      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Pierius — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ulrich Pierius († 1642), deutscher reformierter Pfarrer Urban Pierius, (* um 1546–1616) deutscher lutherischer Theologe, Hochschullehrer, Superintendent, Generalsuperintendent Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PIERIUS — I. PIERIUS Presbyter Alexandrinus, sub Diocletiano Imperatore et Theone Episcopo floruit. Eloquens disputator, contionator insignis, propterea parvus Origenes dictus. Scripsit 12. libros de Ecclesiae priscis ceremoniis, sed Spiritum Sanctum,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • PIERIUS Sinus — mare Thraciae iuxta Pangaeum montem, ubi Oesyme et Chrysopolis urbes, Thucyd …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Pierius Valerianus — Giovanni Pierio Valeriano Bolzanio (* 1477 in Belluno; † 1558 in Padua auch: Joannis Pieri Valeriani Bellunensi; Ioannis Pierii Valeriani; Ioannes Pierius Valerianus; eig. Giovan Pietro della Fosse; Pierio Valeriano; Bolzanio Pierio Valeriano;… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pierius Magnus — Pier Gerlofs Donia Une statue de Pier Donia à Kimswerd, Frise. Pier Gerlofs Donia de Kimswerd (1480? 28 octobre 1520) était un guerrier frison, un pirate, un rebelle et un héros populaire. Il est plus connu sous les noms frison Grutte Pier,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pierius Presb, S. — S. Pierius Presb. (4. Nov. al. 10. Oct.). Dieser hl. Priester zu Alexandria, sprüchwörtlich der kleine Origenes genannt, war in der hl. Schrift sehr bewandert und trug unter dem hl. Patriarchen Thomas, gest. i. J. 300, dem Volke das Wort Gottes… …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Ulrich Pierius — († 1642 in Lage (Lippe)) war ein reformierter Pfarrer. Ulrich Pierius wurde als Sohn von Urban Pierius geboren. Auf eine Anfrage von 1610 des Vaters, der Superintendent der reformierten Kirche in Bremen war, wurde Ulrich Pierius von Graf Simon VI …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Urbanus Pierius — Urban Pierius Urban Pierius, auch: Birnbaum (* um 1546 in Schwedt; † 12. Mai 1616 in Bremen) war ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Professor an den Universitäten Frankfurt/Oder und Wittenberg, Superintendent in Brandenburg an der Havel;… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Urban Pierius — Urban Pierius, auch: Birnbaum (* um 1546 in Schwedt; † 12. Mai 1616 in Bremen) war ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Professor an den Universitäten Frankfurt/Oder und Wittenberg, Superintendent in Brandenburg an der Havel, Dresden und Bremen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”