Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PROCONSULS Act 13:7; Act 18:12; Act 19:38 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Proconsular Asia A Roman province which embraced the western parts of the peninsula, Asia Minor, including Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and a great part of Phrygia; called proconsular to distinguish it from the continent of the same name. Some of its inhabitants were present at Pentecost (Acts 2), and its evangelization took place during Saint Paul’s … Continue reading “Proconsular Asia”

Proconsul Down to the time of Augustus this word had not become one, but was still two words-pro consule, in place of a consul. It signified a man with the rank and insignia of a consul, whether he had already held the office or not. In practice the title was conferred on certain governors of … Continue reading “Proconsul”

Proconnesus (PRŒCONNESUS) A titular see in Hellespont. Proconnesus was the name of an island situated in the eastern part of the Propontis, between Priapus (now Kara Bogha) and Cyzicus. It was also the name of the capital of this island colonized by Milesians or Samians and the country of the poet Aristeas. In 493 B. … Continue reading “Proconnesus”

Proclus, St. patriarch of Constantinople Proclus (2), St., patriarch of Constantinople. The friend and disciple of Chrysostom, he became secretary to Atticus the patriarch, who ordained him deacon and priest. Sisinnius, the successor of Atticus, consecrated him bp. of Cyzicus, but the people there refused to receive him, and he remained at Constantinople. On the … Continue reading “Proclus, St. patriarch of Constantinople”

Proclus, Saint Patriarch of Constantinople. Saint Proclus died in 446 or 447. Proclus came to the fore in the time of Atticus, the Patriarch of Constantinople who succeeded (406) Arsacius who had been intruded upon the patriarchal throne after the violent deposition of St. John Chrysostom (404). “Proclus was a Lector at a very early … Continue reading “Proclus, Saint”

Proclus, a Montanist Teacher Proclus (1) (Proculus), a Montanist teacher, and probably the introducer of Montanism into Rome at the very beginning of the 3rd cent. For the account given by Tertullian (adv. Prax. 1) of the apparently favourable reception the new prophesying at first met with at Rome, and its subsequent rejection, see MONTANISM. … Continue reading “Proclus, a Montanist Teacher”

Proclus surnamed , i.e. the Successor, because he replaced Syrianus (q.v.) as the head of that Athenian school of philosophers who were Neo- Platonists, has been called the Scholastic among the Greek philosophers. Indeed, according to M. Cousin, Proclus is the Greek philosopher; the flower and crown of all its schools; in whom, says the … Continue reading “Proclus”

Proclianites (Or Proclianists) is the name of the followers of Proclus (q.v.). They were extreme Montanists (q.v.), and were spread more especially in Phrygia, where, about the close of the 4th century, they formed a most dangerous sect, and greatly disturbed the peace of the churches. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Proclamations, Royal These documents in former times were almost equal in authority to an act of the constitutional legislature. They often interfered with religion, and dealt largely in reformation of manners. In 1529 king Henry VII issued a proclamation for resisting and withstanding of most damnable heresyes sowen within the realme by the discyples of … Continue reading “Proclamations, Royal”