Zosimus
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Though this view later buttressed papal powers, Augustine defied Pope Zosimus when the Pontiff tolerated Pelagius, whose theology was so optimistic that humanity scarcely seemed to need a Saviour.
From Time Magazine Archive
What was Pope Zosimus to do, under these singularly trying circumstances?
From The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine Three Lectures Delivered at St. Paul's in January 1894 by G. F. (George Forrest) Browne
But scarcely had he done this when he died, and his successor, Zosimus, annulled his judgment, and declared the opinions of Pelagius to be orthodox.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper
These proceedings induced Zosimus to adopt stronger measures.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
First, that a monastery of the Panachrantos and the monastery of Lips were different Houses is evident from the express statements of the pilgrim Zosimus to that effect.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
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