Arnoldists
Arnoldists were a Proto-Protestant group in the 12th century, named after Arnold of Brescia,[1] an advocate of ecclesiastical reform who criticized the great wealth and possessions of the Roman Catholic Church,[2] while preaching against infant baptism and transubstantiation.[3] His disciples were also called "Publicans" or "Poplecans", a name probably deriving from Paulicians (the term "Publicani" would be generally used for any heretic, even a political traitor, throughout Europe).[4]
The Arnoldists were condemned as heretics by Pope Lucius III in Ad abolendam during the Synod of Verona in 1184.[5]
Arnoldists' tenets would later be addressed by Bonacursus of Milan, c. 1190, in his Manifestatio haeresis Catharorum, which refuted Arnoldist apostolic poverty and the incapacity of sinful priests to administer the sacraments.[6]
See also
References
- Back to citation Russell 1992, p. 47.
- Back to citation Russell 1992, p. 35.
- Back to citation A Brief Sketch of the History of the Foreign Baptists By G. H. ORCHARD 1842
- Back to citation Garsoïan, Nina G. (1967). The Paulician heresy: a study of the origin and development of Paulicianism in Armenia and the Eastern Provinces of the Byzantine empire. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 13–26. ISBN 978-3-11-134452-2.
- Back to citation Lambert 1977, p. 72.
- Back to citation Lambert 1977, p. 59.
Bibliography
- Lambert, Malcolm (1977). Medieval Heresy: Popular Movements from Bogomil to Hus. Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd.
- Russell, Jeffrey Burton (1992). Dissent and Order in the Middle Ages: The Search for Legitimate Authority. Wipf & Stock publishers.