Faustinus (3)
Faustinus
bishop of Lyons, lived in the second part of the third century. He became bishop about the year 250, and distinguished himself by his zeal far the faith, and the ardor with which he attacked Marcianus, bishop of Arles, the only Gallic bishop who had embraced Novatianism. Unable to accomplish anything by himself, he made sure of the aid of the bishops of the Narbonnaise, and wrote to the pope, Stephen, to obtain the deposition of Marcianus. The pope hesitated, and Faustinus, in order to hasten matters, wrote to Cyprian, bishop of Carthage. The two letters which he wrote no longer exist, but they form the material of the sixty-seventh letter of Cyprian to pope Stephen, which gives a curious picture of the Gallic Church at that period. Marcianus persisted in his schism, and the result of the affair is uncertain, but it is probable that he was deposed, since his name is not found in the list of the bishops of Arles.-Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 17:199.
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Faustinus
the name of numerous early bishops and several martyrs, of the latter of whom we here notice:
(1) A soldier under Commodus, put to death cir. A.D. 182, for refusing to offer sacrifice; commemorated August 7.
(2) Put to death under Diocletian, at the seventh milestone from Rome; commemorated July 29. The catacomb of Geilerosa, where he was buried, has lately been discovered.
(3) A presbyter, put to death with his brother Jovita, at Brixia, in Italy, under Hadrian, commemorated February 15.
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Faustinus (2)
a priest of the sect of the Luciferians (q.v.) in the fourth century. He shared in the persecution they experienced, but was set free by the intervention of the emperor Theodosius, to whom be presented a petition praying for protection to be extended to himself and others who associated with him; this the emperor granted, and Damasus’s papal persecutions were stayed. He wrote a treatise, De Trinitate sive de Fide contra Arianes (Concerning the Faith, against the Arians). The discourse is dedicated to the empress Flacilla, and divided into seven chapters. He begins by stating the heresies of the Arians, and then combats them from Scripture. In chap. ii he proves that the word Son belongs to our Saviour, but leaves untouched the question whether the word applies to him as God or man, taking for granted the former; in chap. 3 he shows the omnipotence and perpetual endurance of Christ; explains in chap. iv Joh 14:28; in chap. 5, the qualifications implied in Act 2:36 are pointed out as belonging only to God; and chap. 7 is a short dissertation on the Holy Spirit. He wrote also Fides Theodosio imp. oblata (according to Mabillon, about A.D. 380):- Libellus Precum, a petition addressed to the emperors Valentinian and Theodosius, relating and requesting to be freed from the persecutions which he, Marcellinus, and others were suffering in consequence of being Luciferians. A short account of this sect is prefixed by Faustinus to the petition. His remains will be found in Galland, Bib. Max. Patr. 7:441, and in Migne, Patrol. Curses, 13:38 sq.-Clarke, Success. Sac. Lit.; Lardner, Works, 4:250.
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Faustinus (3)
who lived towards the close of the sixth century after Christ-, was appointed bishop of Dax, France, by authority of Gondowald, who, claiming to be a natural son of Clothaire I, aspired to the throne of Aquitaine, but was vanquished, betrayed, and slain. Faustinus was then deposed by a council held at Macon, which, curiously enough, also condemned the bishops who had ordained him to provide for him in turn, and pay him 100 solidi annually. Gregory of Tours, Epitome historia Francorum; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gen. (J. W. M.)