Saint Mark of Ephesus

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Saint Mark of Ephesus was a 15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop and theologian renowned for his staunch opposition to the Union of Florence and his defense of Orthodox doctrine against Latin theology.

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Saint Mark of Ephesus canonical 4

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instanceOf 15th-century Christian theologian
15th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop
Christian theologian
Eastern Orthodox bishop
Eastern Orthodox saint
saint
alsoKnownAs Mark Eugenikos
linked to: Mark Eugenicus

Mark of Ephesus
birthPlace Constantinople
canonizationStatus recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church
centuryOfActivity 15th century
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
education trained in rhetoric and philosophy in Constantinople
feastDay January 19
hasRole leading spokesman of the Orthodox delegation at the Council of Florence
honorificTitle Pillar of Orthodoxy
influenced Eastern Orthodox ecclesiology
Eastern Orthodox polemics against Latin theology
later Eastern Orthodox anti-unionist theologians
language Greek
legacy regarded as a confessor of the Orthodox faith
symbol of resistance to church union with Rome in Eastern Orthodoxy
memberOf Eastern Orthodox Church
notableFor defense of Orthodox doctrine against Latin theology
opposition to the Union of Florence
role at the Council of Florence
occupation bishop
monk
theologian
opposed Union of Florence
doctrinal compromises with the Roman Catholic Church
participatedIn Council of Florence
positionHeld Metropolitan of Ephesus
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
stanceOnCouncilOfFlorence refused to sign the decree of union
supported Eastern Orthodox doctrine
theologicalPosition defense of the Orthodox understanding of justification
defense of the Orthodox understanding of the Holy Spirit
rejection of Latin doctrine of Purgatory
rejection of the Filioque clause
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
wroteAbout Filioque
Latin theology
Purgatory
primacy of the Bishop of Rome

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Mark of Ephesus alsoKnownAs Saint Mark of Ephesus
Pillar of Orthodoxy associatedWith Saint Mark of Ephesus
Pillar of Orthodoxy notableBearer Saint Mark of Ephesus
Mark Eugenicus alsoKnownAs Saint Mark of Ephesus