Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Heresies & schisms

Achesio

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Also known as: Acesius; Latin: Achesius

ACHESIO. - Bishop of the Novatian community of Constantinople. He took part in the Council of Nicaea and accepted all its decisions. When Constantine then asked him why he wished to persist in the schism, he recounted the history of the Novatian schism, maintaining that only God and not the Church could forgive the sin of apostasy. To which Constantine is said to have remarked: "O Achesius, take a ladder and climb up to heaven on your own account." The episode is reported by Socrates (Hist. eccl., I, 10) and by Sozomen (Hist. eccl., I, 22). The latter also says that Constantine held A. in high esteem for his austere life (ibid., II, 32).

Gaetano Corti

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 222–223.

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Corti, Gaetano. “Achesio.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 222–223. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/achesio.

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Corti, Gaetano. “Achesio.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 222–223. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/achesio.

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@incollection{ec1_achesio,
  author    = {Corti, Gaetano},
  title     = {Achesio},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {222--223},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/achesio}
}

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