The Council of Rimini (also called the Council of Ariminum) was a Christian church council that took place in Rimini (Latin name, Ariminum) in July 359, and was concerned with the problem of Arianism. Over 400 bishops of the Western Roman Empire attended, failing to resolve the Arian controversy over the divinity of Jesus Christ, an aspect of the problems of Christology that divided the fourth century Church. The council was called by the pro-Arian Roman Emperor Constantius II. Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Events Battle of Amida: Shapur II of Persia conquers Amida from the Romans. ... This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Christology is that part of Christian theology which studies and attempts to define Jesus the Christ. ... Flavius Iulius Constantius, known in English as Constantius II, (7 August 317 - 3 November 361) was a Roman Emperor (337 - 361) of the Constantinian dynasty. ...

Two synods actually took place at Rimini and at Seleucia simultaneously. The synod for the Eastern bishops held at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey), was called the Council of Seleucia. Silifke (Selefke) is a town in south-central Adana Province, Turkey, on the banks of the (Göksu) River near the Taurus Mountains, geographically located at 36°22′N 33°56′E. // Economy Silifke is a successful industrial town, producing beverages, chemicals, clothes, footwear, glass, plastics, pottery, and textiles. ... Silifke (Selefke) is a town in south-central Adana Province, Turkey, on the banks of the (Göksu) River near the Taurus Mountains, geographically located at 36°22′N 33°56′E. // Economy Silifke is a successful industrial town, producing beverages, chemicals, clothes, footwear, glass, plastics, pottery, and textiles. ...

Catholic bishops who are known to have attended at Rimini include:

• Phaebadius (Fiari, Phebade) of Agen (died c. 392)
• Servatus (Servais) of Tongeren (died May 13, 384)
• Gaudentius (Gaudenzo; Gaudenzio) of Rimini (died October 14, 360)
• Mercurialis of Forlì
• Restitutus of Carthage

At the Council of Rimini, the orthodox bishops were outmaneuvered by the Semi-Arian bishops. The Semi-Arian bishops, whose numbers included Ursacius, Valens, Germinius, and Auxentius, adopted a formula concerning the relation of the Son to the Father (to the effect that the Son is not a creature like other creatures), to which the orthodox bishops agreed. For the Agen meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls. ... Events August 22 - Arbogast elevates Eugenius as Roman Emperor. ... Saint Servatius of Tongeren or Saint Servais of Tongres (traditionally died 384) was bishop of Tongeren—Roman Atuatuca Tungrorum the capital of the Tungri—one of the earliest dioceses in the Low Countries. ... Tongeren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Forum of Theodosius I built in Constantinople. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see number 360. ... Saint Mercurialis was the first bishop of the city of Forlì, in Romagna. ... Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, famed as the birthplace of the great painter Melozzo da Forlì and of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, at the nearby comune of Predappio. ... Ruins of Roman-era Carthage For other uses, see Carthage (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Pope Liberius, who had not been present at the council, rejected the formula, at which point many of the orthodox bishops repudiated their signatures, including Phaebadius and Servatus [1]. Liberius, pope from May 17, 352 to September 24, 366, was the earliest pope who did not become a saint. ...

The Council was considered a defeat for orthodoxy, and Saint Jerome wrote, "The whole world groaned in astonishment to find itself Arian". Saint Jerome redirects here. ...

Source and external links

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Council of Rimini