Pelagius

American  

[puh-ley-jee-uhs] / pəˈleɪ dʒi əs /

noun

1. 360?–420?, English monk and theologian who lived in Rome: teachings opposed by St. Augustine.

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Pelagius British  

/ pɛˈleɪdʒɪəs /

noun

1. ?360–?420 _ad , British monk, who originated the body of doctrines known as Pelagianism and was condemned for heresy (417)

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Pelagius

He said Pelagius, a Greek scholar born about the year 350, had said individuals had freedom to be whatever they chose.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2021

Chief among those who found it both absurd and repulsive was a British-born monk, Pelagius.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017

The use of numbers began in the 6 century, when the second Pelagius took the suffix "junior."

From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2013

Jones joins Saint Paul, Augustine, Pelagius, John Calvin and countless social scientists in engaging the perennial question as to the limits to human freedom.

From Washington Post

Paul the Deacon places it after his return in 585 or 586, and asserts that the pope was Pelagius II.162.The date of the synod is uncertain.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert