Mark Eugenikos 1392 – 1444
Mark Eugenikos (1392 – 1444) was a Byzantine philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Christian Philosophy and Platonism.
Mark Eugenikos was a Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and Metropolitan of Ephesus, who attended the Council of Florence of 1438-39 as the principal philosophical and theological representative of the Greek delegation and as the only senior Greek bishop to refuse to sign the act of union with the Latin Church. His writings against the Latin doctrines of the Filioque, of purgatory, and of papal authority defended the integrity of the Byzantine theological inheritance against the philosophical-political pressure of the dying empire, and made him a hero of the post-Byzantine Orthodox tradition. He died less than five years before the fall of Constantinople, holding to the convictions for which he had stood almost alone among his colleagues.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Byzantine
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Christian Philosophy, Platonism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Mark Eugenikos:
“What we have received from the fathers we are not authorized to surrender.”
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Attributed to Mark Eugenikos:
“Union purchased by truth's surrender is no union at all.”
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Attributed to Mark Eugenikos:
“Theology is not the property of the politically powerful; it is the patrimony of the praying Church.”
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Attributed to Mark Eugenikos:
“I have signed nothing of which I shall be ashamed before God.”
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Attributed to Mark Eugenikos:
“The empire will pass; the truth abides.”
Frequently asked about Mark Eugenikos
- When did Mark Eugenikos live?
- Mark Eugenikos was born in 1392 and died in 1444.
- Where was Mark Eugenikos from?
- Mark Eugenikos was a Byzantine philosopher of the Medieval era.
- What philosophical movements is Mark Eugenikos associated with?
- Mark Eugenikos was associated with Christian Philosophy and Platonism.
- What was Mark Eugenikos known for?
- Mark Eugenikos was a Byzantine philosopher, theologian, and Metropolitan of Ephesus, who attended the Council of Florence of 1438-39 as the principal philosophical and theological representative of the Greek delegation and as the only senior Greek bishop to refuse to sign the act of union with the Latin Church.
- How many quotes are attributed to Mark Eugenikos?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Mark Eugenikos in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.