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Arsesius (Or Arsisius) was a monk of Nitria, a contemporary but survivor of St. Antony (Pall. Hist. Laus. 7:117). He is styled “great” by Sozomen (Hist. 6:30) and Nicephorus (Hist. 11:37). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arsenius, St SEE ATER, ST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arsenius, Saint Anchorite; born 354, at Rome; died 450, at Troe, in Egypt. Theodosius the Great having requested the Emperor Gratian and Pope Damasus to find him in the West a tutor for his son Arcadius, they made choice of Arsenius, a man well read in Greek literature, member of a noble Roman family, and … Continue reading “Arsenius, Saint”

Arsenius Of Elasso a dignitary of the Greek Church, lived toward the close of the 17th century. He is the author of a “History of the Variations of the Greek Church.” From the introduction of Christianity into Russia (992) until 1587, this church was governed by metropolitans dependent upon foreign patriarchs. In 1587, Job, the … Continue reading “Arsenius Of Elasso”

Arsenius Autorianos Patriarch of Constantinople, in the thirteenth century; died 1273. He entered a monastery in Nicæa, changing his secular name George for Gennadius and finally for Arsenius, and became the hegoumenos (abbot) of the monastery without taking orders. On his return from an embassy to Pope Innocent IV from John III Vatatzes in 1254, … Continue reading “Arsenius Autorianos”

Arsenius, Antorianus head of a monastery in Nicea, afterward a hermit on Mt. Athos. He was appointed Greek patriarch about 1255, and ordained deacon, priest, and patriarch in the same week. On the death of Th. Lascaris II he was charged with the tutelage of his son John. Michael Palaeologus, aiming at the sole authority, … Continue reading “Arsenius, Antorianus”

Arsenius, Anristobulus archbishop of Monembasia, or Malvasia, in the Morea, was born near the middle of the 15th century. He was the son of Michael Apostolius, and was a distinguished scholar and philologist. Excommunicated by the patriarch of Constantinople for his alliance with Rome, he sought refuge in Venice, where he died in 1535. We … Continue reading “Arsenius, Anristobulus”

Arsenius an anchoret, born at Rome in 350; died in 445. While a deacon of the Church of Rome, he was chosen, in 383, by Pope Damasus as tutor of Arcadius, the elder son of Theodosius. As Arsenius did not succeed in the education of this prince, he quitted the court, and penetrated into the … Continue reading “Arsenius”

Arsenians a party which arose in the Greek Church in the 13th century, deriving their name from Antorianus Arsenius (q.v.).’ Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arsenal The ancient Hebrews had each man his own arms, because all went to the wars; they had no arsenals or magazines of arms, because they had no regular troops or soldiers in constant pay. SEE ARMY. There were no arsenals in Israel till the reigns of David and Solomon. SEE ARMOR. David made a … Continue reading “Arsenal”