Apollinaris of Laodicea
4th-century Syrian bishop
- Lived
- 310–390
- Country
- Ancient Rome
Updated September 2026
About Apollinaris of Laodicea
Apollinaris the Younger, also known as Apollinaris of Laodicea and Apollinarius, was a bishop of Laodicea in Syria. He is best known as a noted opponent of Arianism. Apollinaris's eagerness to emphasize the deity of Jesus and the unity of his person led him to deny the existence of a rational human soul in Christ's human nature. This view came to be called Apollinarism. It was condemned by the First Council of Constantinople in 381.
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