Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pelaiah [some Pelai’ah] (Heb. Pelayah’ [and briefly , Neh.], distinguished of Jah, i.e. Jehovah; Sept. v, v, , etc.), the name of two Jews. 1. A Levite who aided Ezra in instructing the people (Neh 8:7). B.C. 445. He afterwards joined in the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:10). 2. Son of Elioenai and a descendant … Continue reading “Pelaiah”

Pelagius II, Pope Reigned from 579 to 590. Born Rome; died there. He persuaded the Lombards to withdraw from the vicinity of Rome. Labored to extinguish the schism that arose from the Three Chapters controversy. Protested against the assumption of the title “aecumenical” by the Patriarch of Constantinople. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Pelagius II, Pope … Continue reading “Pelagius II, Pope”

Pelagius II., bishop of Rome Pelagius (9) II., bp. of Rome after Benedict I., under the emperors Tiberius, Constantine, and Mauricius, from Nov. 578 to Feb. 590. He was a native of Rome, the son of Winigild, and supposed from his father’s name to have been of Gothic extraction. At the time of Benedict’s death … Continue reading “Pelagius II., bishop of Rome”

Pelagius II succeeded Benedict I as pope of Rome in 579. He was likewise embroiled in disputes concerning the Three Chapters above mentioned. In the mean time a council which assembled at Constantinople bestowed on the patriarch of that city the title of oecumenic, or universal bishop, at which Pelagius was greatly offended. He died … Continue reading “Pelagius II”

Pelagius I, Pope Reigned from 556 to 561. Born in Rome; died there. A deacon , he was dispatched as nuncio to Constantinople , 536, where he procured the condemnation of Origen , 543. In the Three Chapters controversy, by supporting the Emperor Justinian and the Fifth General Council, he was unable to avert the … Continue reading “Pelagius I, Pope”

Pelagius I., bishop of Rome Pelagius (8) I., bp. of Rome after Vigilius, in the reign of Justinian I., a.d. 555-560. A native, and deacon, of Rome, he had been appointed by pope AGAPETUS (a.d. 536) as his apocrisiarius at Constantinople. Under Vigilius he again held the same office, and joined with the patriarch Mennas … Continue reading “Pelagius I., bishop of Rome”

Pelagius I pope of Rome, succeeded Virgilius in the see of Rome (A.D. 555). Like his predecessor, he was involved in dogmatic controversy with most of the Western bishops concerning certain theological tenets condemned by the Council of Constantinople, and known in controversial history by the name of the Three Chapters. Pelagius was supported in … Continue reading “Pelagius I”

Pelagius and Pelagianism Pelagianism received its name from Pelagius and designates a heresy of the fifth century, which denied original sin as well as Christian grace. Life and Writings of Pelagius Apart from the chief episodes of the Pelagian controversy, little or nothing is known about the personal career of Pelagius. It is only after … Continue reading “Pelagius and Pelagianism”

Pelagius, Alvarus a noted Spanish Franciscan, flourished in the first half of the 14th century. He was a scholar of Duns Scotus, and first became grand penitentiary of pope John XXII (1316-34), and later bishop of Silves, in Algarve. He is noted especially as the defender of extreme Ultramontanism by his De planctu ecclesiae (Ulm, … Continue reading “Pelagius, Alvarus”

Pelagius A heretic and his teachings. Pelagius, of whom little is known, began the spread of his false doctrines at Rome, c.405. His teachings might be summarized as follows: God did not give Adam immortality, nor did Adam need grace to avoid sin. His sin was personal, and therefore was not transmitted to posterity. Hence, … Continue reading “Pelagius (2)”