Germinius of Sirmium

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Germinius, born in Cyzicus,[1] was bishop of Sirmium, (today the town Sremska Mitrovica, in the territory of Srem in Serbia)[2] and a supporter of Homoian theology, which is often labelled as a form of Arianism.

Background[edit]

Along with Valens of Mursa and Ursacius of Singidunum he was responsible for drafting the theological statement known as the Blasphemy of Sirmium in 357.[3][4] He also appears in the Altercatio Heracliani laici cum Germinio episcopo Sirmiensi, which purports to be the minutes of a public disputation between Germinius and a Nicene layman called Heraclianus in January 366.[5] He is believed to have died in 375 or 376.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ivanović, Aleksandar. Spisak episkopa Sirmija uz kratke beleške [List of bishops of Sirmium with short notes] (in Russian). p. 5.
  2. ^ Ненад Лемајић, Хронотакса црквених достојанственика у Срему [The Chronotaxis of Church Dignitaries in Srem]. Proceedings of the Srem Museum (in Russian). Srem Museum, Sremska Mitrovica. 1997. p. 60.
  3. ^ Socrates Scholasticus (16 October 2019). "30". Church History. Vol. 2. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-86527-7.
  4. ^ Socrates Scholasticus (16 October 2019). "37". Church History. Vol. 2. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-86527-7.
  5. ^ This document mention one more heresiarch among the bishops of Sirmium (metropolitan bishops of Pannonia Secunda), Photinus. For Photinus of Sirmium and his teachings about nature of Jesus, see: Ivanović, Aleksandar. Fotin Sirmijumski i njegov nauk- novi pokušaj rekonstrukcije fotinističke Hristologije [Photinus of Sirmium and his Doctrine- New Attempt of Reconstruction of Photinian Christology] (in Russian). p. 1.