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Symmachus, Quintus Aurelius a prefect, pontiff, and augur of Rome in its declining age; remarkable for his eloquent appeal against the ruin threatened by the triumph of Christianity; he is the author of Epistles still extant. His zeal for the ancient faith of Rome exercised throughout life a marked influence upon his character. He was … Continue reading “Symmachus, Quintus Aurelius”

Symmachus Q. Aurelius Symmachus (3) Q. Aurelius, the last eminent champion of paganism at Rome, son of L. Aurelius Avianus Symmachus, who was prefect of the city in 364, consul suffect and pretorian prefect in 376, and one of the envoys sent by Julian to Constantius (Ammian. xxi. 12, 24). He was educated at Bordeaux … Continue reading “Symmachus Q. Aurelius”

Symmachus, Pope Saint Date of birth unknown; d. 19, July, 514. According to the “Liber pontificalis” (ed. Duchesne, I, 260) he was a native of Sardinia and his father was named Fortunatus. Symmachus was baptized at Rome (Thiel, “Epist. pont. rom.”, I, 702), entered the ranks of the clergy of Rome, and was ordained deacon. … Continue reading “Symmachus, Pope Saint”

Symmachus, bp. of Rome Symmachus (9), bp. of Rome from Nov. 498, to July, 514, when Theodoric the Ostrogoth was king of Italy and Anastasius emperor in the East. For the circumstances of his election see LAURENTIUS (10). The virulence of the two opposed parties is accounted for by the fact that they represented two … Continue reading “Symmachus, bp. of Rome”

Symmachus, author O.T. in Greek Symmachus (2), author of the Greek version of O.T., which in Origen’s Hexapla and Tetrapla occupied the column next after that of Aquila and before those of the LXX and Theodotion. Eusebius speaks of Symmachus as a heretical Christian, while Epiphanius represents him merely as passing from the Samaritan sect … Continue reading “Symmachus, author O.T. in Greek”

Symmachus pope from A.D. 498 to 514, is noted because of his conflicts with the civil power, and his endeavors to heighten the importance of the Roman see. At the time of his election by the Roman party, the imperial party had elected the archpresbyter Laurentius, who was pledged to sign the Henoticon (q.v.). The … Continue reading “Symmachus (2)”

Symmachians The term designates the members of a sect mentioned only by Philaster (Haer. 63). He describes them as adherents of Patricius, who taught that the human body was not created by God, but by the devil, and that it should be abused in every possible way, suicide even being regarded as allowable. The Symmachians … Continue reading “Symmachians”

Symmachia in Greek mythology, was a surname of Venus at Mantinea, in Arcadia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Symington, W., D.D a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, was born in 1795, and died at Glasgow, professor of theology in the seminary of his mother Church, January 28, 1862, in the forty-third year of his ministry. His works on the Atonement and Intercession of Christ, and on the Mediatorial Dominion of … Continue reading “Symington, W., D.D”

Symeon The Stylite SEE SIMEON, ST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature