Hypatius of Ephesus

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Hypatius of Ephesus (fl. c. 530) was the metropolitan of Ephesus from 531 to about 538. [1] He campaigned against Monophysitism and cooperated with Emperor Justinian I on various ecclesiastical issues. He was an early opponent of the authenticity of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. [2]

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References

  1. Alexander, Paul J. (1952). "Hypatius of Ephesus: A Note on Image Worship in the Sixth Century". Harvard Theological Review . 45 (3): 177–184. doi:10.1017/S0017816000020824. S2CID   162906172.
  2. Copleston, Frederick (1985). A History of Philosophy, vol. 2. Image Books. p. 91.