This article is about the 4th century Christian saint. For the Christian devil, see Lucifer. Lucifer as depicted in Collin de Plancys Dictionnaire Infernal (1863) Lucifer is a Latin word made up of two words, lux (light; genitive lucis) and ferre (to bear, to bring), meaning light-bearer. ...

Lucifer or Lucifer Calaritanus (d. 370 or 371) was a bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia and Christian saint known for his passionate opposition to Arianism. Events Basil of Caesarea becomes bishop of Caesarea. ... Events Martin of Tours becomes Bishop of Tours _ year approximate Baekje forces storm the Goguryeo capital in Pyongyang Births Valentinian II - titular Roman emperor - year approximate Deaths August 1 - St Eusebius of Vercelli St Hilarion - year approximate Lucifer of Cagliari - bishop King Gogugwon of Goguryeo Categories: 371 ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... This article is about theological views like those of Arius. ...

At the Council of Milan in 354 he defended Athanasius, and he opposed the Arians so powerfully that they had the Emperor Constantius (an Arian sympathizer) to confine Lucifer for three days in the palace. While in confinement, Saint Lucifer argued so strongly with the emperor that he was banished, first to Palestine and then to Thebes, Egypt. While in exile, he wrote fiery letters to the emperor that put him in danger of martyrdom. Events Gallus deposed, executed at Antioch. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) was a Christian bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century. ... Constantius can refer to a number of Roman emperors: Constantius Chlorus - emperor 305-306 Constantius II - emperor 337-361 Constantius III - co-emperor in 421 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Map of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Thebes [Θηβαι ThÄ“bai] is the Greek designation of ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the Nile. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ...

After the death of Constantius and the coronation of Julian the Apostate, Lucifer was released in 362. However, he would not be reconciled to former Arians. He consecrated bishop Paulinus, without license, creating the schism of Meletius. He may have been excommunicated, as is hinted in the writings of Saint Ambrose and Saint Augustine and Saint Jerome, who refers to his followers as Luciferians, a sect that survived in scattered remnants into the early 5th century. Jerome, in his polemic Altercatio Luciferiani et orthodoxi ("Altercation of the Luciferian and the orthodox"), offers almost all that is known of Lucifer or the sect. Julian solidus, ca. ... Events February 21 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. ... The word schism (IPA: or ), from the Greek σχισμα, schisma (from σχιζω, schizo, to split), means a division or a split, usually in an organization. ... Meletius may mean: Meletius I of Alexandria, Patriarch Meletius II of Alexandria, Patriarch Meletius III of Alexandria, Patriarch Meletius II, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople Meletius III, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople Meletius IV, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople Meletius of Antioch Meletius of Lycopolis Meletius the New of Greece This is a... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Saint Ambrose, mosaic in church St. ... St. ... , by Albrecht Dürer Jerome (ca. ... Luciferians describes three quite separate heterodox tendencies in opposition to the Roman Catholic Church. ... , by Albrecht Dürer Jerome (ca. ...

Lucifer of Cagliari's chief writings, against Arianism and reconciliation with heresy, include De non conveniendo cum haereticis, De regibus apostaticis, and De S. Athanasio. Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ...

His feast day in the Catholic Church is May 20. His name demonstrates that "Lucifer" (meaning "light-bringer") was not yet merely a synonym of "Satan" in the 4th century. However, hasty references by enthusiastic 19th century biblical scholars assumed from the name that the Luciferians were Satanists. Therefore, although his cultus has not been suppressed nor his canonization reevaluated, he is not often celebrated or spoken of in the calendar. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ... 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Lucifer as depicted in Collin de Plancys Dictionnaire Infernal (1863) Lucifer is a Latin word made up of two words, lux (light; genitive lucis) and ferre (to bear, to bring), meaning light-bearer. ... Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost The Christian term “Satan” and the Islamic term “Shaitan” both are derived from the Indian Sanskrit term Sat-na, which means non-truth, falsehood, or fraudulence. ... In traditional usage, the cult of a religion, quite apart from its sacred writings (scriptures), its theology or myths, or the personal faith of its believers, is the totality of external religious practice and observance, the neglect of which is the definition of impiety. ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ...

References

• Cross, F. L. ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford UP, 1978.
• Englebert, Omer. The Lives of the Saints. Christopher and Anne Fremantle, trans. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1994. Nihil obstat, Imprimatur 1951.