Firmus of Caesarea
Firmus Caesariensis
Biography
Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, Firmus was one of the leaders of the Cyrillian party at the Council of Ephesus (431), in opposition to Nestorius and Antiochene Christology. There remain 45 letters and a homily of his. He died in 439. His letters reveal a cultured man, well-versed in all the resources of rhetoric.
Works
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| Activity | Césarée, Turkey |
| Group of authors | Greece, Minor Asia (including Constantinople) |