Jovinianism refers to an anti-ascetic movement that has its origins in the 4th-century theologian Jovinian , who criticized the monastic movement and argued for the equality of marriage and celibacy. Jovinianism was criticized by Saint Augustine and Jerome .
4-485: Barbatinus was a 4th-century early Church theologian and a Jovinianist . Barbatianus disputed the merit of the unmarried life and opposed ascetism . Barbatianus along with Sarmatio met Jovinian when he travelled to Milan and found themselves to have similar ideas. Ambrose wrote about Barbatianus, saying that he came from the monastery of Milan, which was also Ambrose's own monastery. He accused Barbatianus of permitting fornication and asserting it not to be inferior to
8-624: The Alps . Jovinianism was also condemned by Pope Siricus . He opposed Jovinian, because Siricus was zealously opposed to marriage of clergy. Later Erasmus was accused of the heresy of Jovinianism. So was Martin Luther , although Luther did not explicitly speak in favour of Jovinian and did not agree with Jerome's defence of ascetism. Jovinian opposed monasticism and denied the perpetual virginity of Mary , Jovinian also taught that every believer will have an equal reward in heaven, argued that there
12-490: The state of virginity, calling Sarmatio and Barbatinus "foolish talkers, who say there is no merit in abstinence". He even wrote a letter urging the church at Vercelli to resist the ideas of Barbatianus, to influence the election of the episcopal see in Vercelli. Jovinianism Jovinianism spread into Rome and Milan and two followers of Jovinian, Sarmatio and Barbatianus , kept preaching his ideas after Jovinian
16-551: Was expelled. Other disciples of Jovinian included Auxentius, Genialis, Germinator, Felix, Prontinus, Martianus, Januarius and Ingeniosus. Because Sarmatio preached anti-ascetic ideas, Ambrose started to write to defend ascetism, calling him a "foolish talker". Jovinianism was condemned by two synods, one in Rome and one in Milan, afterwards they were banished by Emperor Honorius , however some Jovinianists perhaps survived longer in
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