Hippolytus Of Rome

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Hippolytus ( 170 - 235 ), known by the name of Hippolytus of Rome, is a theologian , martyr , saint , and antipope from 217 to 235.

Hippolyte is Greek, a native of Alexandria , and former student of Irenaeus of Lyons. It is probably the most famous Christian writer of the time, at least in the western part of the empire. So he accepts the bad quality he believes the two poor previous popes, Zphyrin especially Callistus ^I..

If merely criticize Zphyrin he strongly opposes the Pope Callistus ^I. whom he accused of introducing new customs in the Church. He totally rejects the will of Calixtus to allow marriages between slaves and elder (ne) s. For him it is a cohabitation pure and simple, totally unacceptable.

It is plausible that this conflict is also a conflict of "caste" between a pope of humble (former slave and freedman) and Hippolytus of noble extraction and full of himself intellectual superiority. He also wants to keep the Greek as the liturgical language, so that Latin replaced in northern Africa and Rome. Thus, a group of his supporters will elect the antipope in 217 , the first in history.

His schism continues under the reigns of Urban ^I. then Pontian. He reconciled with Pontian was exiled with him to Sardinia to 235 at a new persecution launched by Emperor Maximinus ^{I. Writings}

On a statue of Hippolytus of Rome in 1551 found there is a list of his writings including the "Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus." The latter has been preserved through translations Coptic, Ethiopian and Arab as well as the palimpsest of VERONA (Latin collection of the fourth century). The first part deals with the episcopal consecration of the Eucharistic liturgy and blessing. The second part presents the laws and rules for the laity. And the third part deals with the religious practices of the Church.

Anaphora of St. Hippolytus: historically, this is the first complete text of the prayer of consecration to have survived complete. Written in Greek, he was the subject of many later commentaries and theology based on a fairly accurate:

"We thank thee, O God, by thy beloved son, Jesus Christ, that in the last time you sent us as Savior and Redeemer and Messenger of your will: it is your inseparable Word, through which thou hast created all and who you indulged yourself: that you sent from heaven into the womb of the Virgin, where he became incarnate: who is born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin which to do your will have you conquered people saint, and issued by his passion those who believed in him.

It was he who voluntarily engaged in the passion to conquer death, to break the bonds of the devil, trampling Hell, illuminate the just reach the end and manifest the resurrection: taking bread and giving thanks to you, he said, "Take and eat, this is my body given for you. When the cup saying, This is my blood shed for you. When you do this, you do so in memory of me"

So we remember his death and resurrection, we offer the bread and the cup you thanks, because thou hast deigned to allow us to introduce ourselves to you and fulfill our ministry, and we ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon the oblation of the Holy Church so that we can praise you, glorify you through your son Jesus Christ, through whom is glory and honor to you, the Father the son and the Holy Spirit in your holy Church and now and ever and ever. Amen

Hippolytus and Pseudo-Hippolytus

"The author named Hippolytus of Rome is traditionally a Roman priest martyred with Pope Pontian in 235. But Hippolyte many exegetical commentaries (including one on Daniel), De Christo and Antichristo, the Treaty on the Passover and of Syntagma against all heresies, is rather a bishop, perhaps of Palestine, the second half of the third century.

The Elenchos against all heresies, sent under the name of Hippolytus, is itself a work of a lay Roman schismatic of the first half of the third century, perhaps some Josippos. Identifying the author of the Apostolic Tradition is even more difficult. "(Record Collection" Christian sources ").

Bibliography

• The Apostolic Tradition from older versions, Cerf, coll. "Christian sources", 1968. Latin version of a law of the Church of the third century, the original Greek is lost, this collection contains requirements and liturgical prayers.
• Commentary on Daniel, Cerf, coll. "Christian sources", 1947. Comments Catholics, that of St. Hippolytus on Daniel is the oldest that we have been preserved: it dates from the years 202-204.
• Pseudo-Hippolytus (Josippos) Philosophoumena. Refutation of All Heresies (c. 230), L'Arche, 1991.
• Guillaume Ducommun, Brahmanism and encratism in Rome in the third century AD. JC Survey Elenchos 1.24.1-7 and 8.20.1-3, Paris, 2001.

References section

Related articles

• Apostolic tradition

Links and external documents

• Hippolytus of Rome on the AVN site of the Conference of Bishops of France.
• Hippolytus of Rome Catholic Encyclopedia on the site.

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