Activity of John of Ephesus |
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The missionary activity of John of Ephesus is part of the broader religious policy οf Emperor Justinian I (527-565), which aimed at unifying the empire by means of religion. A devotee Christian and leader of the Monophysites in Constantinople, John carried out the Christianising mission to the area of Ephesus and the mountainous Asian provinces of Phrygia, Lydia and Caria (542-546), by order of the emperor. He proceeded to contribute greatly to the struggle against the notable pagans of the... |
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Persecution of the Followers of Eleutherios Paphlagon, 10th c.-11th c. |
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Around 1030, the patriarch Alexios Stoudites forced the monastic community which was founded in the 10th century by the monk Eleutherios Paphlagon to be dissolved. Eleutherios’ teaching allegedly focused on sexual freedom for the laics, whereas the monks were also allowed to have two wives. His followers were obliged to remove his relic from the monastery at Morokambos of Lykaonia and to destroy his books and images. |
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