RT Article
T1 Die donatistischen Konzilien von Cebarsussa (393) und Bagai (394)
JF Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
VO 124
IS 3
SP 267
OP 277
A1 Kriegbaum, Bernhard 1944-2021
LA German
PB Echter
YR 2002
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1644904128
AB In the years 392–394, a schism led by a certain Maximian shook the Donatist church, the rival of the Catholic imperial church in Roman North Africa. This schism no doubt contributed to the weakening of Donatism. The extant reports and documents stemming from the opposing councils in Cebarsussa and Bagai which concern themselves with Maximianism, in particular, provide us with a glimpse into the procedures of the ancient African councils. Of particular interest here is the issue of conciliar consensus. Despite frequent and longlasting disagreements, both before and after the councils the African Christian tradition in their sparse documentation boasted of conciliar unaminity. This fact is best explained by the strong position of the council chairman and by his selection of those in attendance.
K1 Maximianus : Karthago, Bischof