Fathers

Marcellus of Ancyra

c. 280–c. 374 AD

Bishop of Ancyra and a fierce opponent of the Arians at and after Nicaea. His own teaching that the Son's reign would one day end was rejected, and the creed's words 'of his kingdom there shall be no end' answer it.

Works here: 2 to read straight through

Treatises and other works1

On the Incarnation and against the Arians 15 sectionslistenMarcellus of Ancyra (c. 280–c. 374), bishop of Ancyra, wrote this treatise against opponents who misuse Scripture to deny the full divinity of the Son.

Commentaries and notes1

Fragments 20 sectionslistenDeposed in the East, cleared in Rome: fragments of the bishop who fought Arianism hardest.