Wulfila Biography

He accepted the rank of bishop in Constantinople in G. is considered the inventor of the Gothic alphabet and translation into the Gothic language of the Bible. His ideological opponent after G. Atanarich himself demanded that the Romans call him not the king, but the judge, since the first implies authority, but the second wisdom. Apparently, the Visigrates believed that the king was inherent not only by the authorities, which was undoubtedly possessed by Atanarich, but also a certain sacredness of Wenskus, S.

Atanarich commanded the squad that remained with him even after the defeat from the Huns of the Vestgota left him Schmidt, S. Was an atanarich, then the sole military leader Ancient springs allow us to conclude that the vastgots initially chose two dukes. During the time of Konstantin the Great, two leaders are mentioned, Aririch and Aorich, whose successor, however, was one Geberich Jordan, in the "passions of St.

Saba" mentioned a collection of "Megistans" of the nobility, which made a decision on the persecution of Christians Passio S. Sabae, Ed. Delehaye, Analecta Bollandiana 31, S. This collection consisted of people who were most respected by fellow tribesmen or differed by the nobility of the origin of Thompson, S. Visigota got acquainted with Christianity especially in the III century.

During the predatory raids in the Roman Empire, they captured many prisoners, among whom were Christians. The conversion was ready primarily by Christians from Cappadocia. Christianity for a long time remained a religion of the lower layers of the Westgot society, consisting of foreigners. The existence of Christian communities is confirmed by the request of Christians of the Gothic lands on the appointment of a bishop.

In response to this request, the Patriarch Constantinople sent V. he spent several years in Constantinople, where he was dedicated to the secrets of the faith of Thompson, S. and his followers found refuge in the Roman Empire, where, at the direction of the emperor of Constantius, they settled in the field of Nikopol now Ternovo, Bulgaria. The descendants of the immigrants lived there in the middle of the VI century.

They were called the Gothi Minores small Goths, they led a very poor life in this meager area and were considered inconsistent to the war of the Jordan, since the descendants of the Wulfile community were called the Goths, it should be assumed that a significant part of the exile near the city Wulfila and after the settlement within the Roman Empire continued to zealously strive for the spread of true faith among the Westgotes.

He developed the Gothic alphabet, which allowed him to translate books into the Gothic language. Until that time, the Goths were known only to the Runny alphabet used on the lands of Scythia up to the Turks rather for religious and magical practice than for the literary purposes of Thompson, S. His main difficulty was the translation of the Bible into the Gothic language, from which only fragments in the so -called Silver Code came to us.

The rest of the works of Wulfile did not reach us: since their author was a heretic, they were destroyed. Wulfila lived during Christological disputes, when the church was worried about the ratio of the divine and human nature in Christ M. Werner, Die Entstehung des Christlichen Dogmas, despite the fact that the Gothic bishop occupied the middle position in this discussion, later he was condemned as Arians.

Perhaps it was his activity that led to the fact that after some time the Visigates turned to Arianism. With the expulsion of the Wulfilla community, Christianity, nevertheless, was not at all eradicated. Along with the Arians, the Orthodox and the Audian were ready among the Arians. Audyan sect, the founder of which audi, see in the period from the GG.

Apparently, all Christians, regardless of what flow in the church they belonged to, were considered enemy minions, agents of influence of Thompson, S. In one church of martyrdom, 26 Christians were devoted. Scythians of Saba, Inna, Pina and Rome were also victims of the persecution, so it can be assumed that the Christian creed was nevertheless not released. Gothic paganism left behind only meager traces.

The cult of the gods was organized by separate clans, who had his own idols and his priests Schmidt, S. God, whom Jordan calls the Roman name Mars Ares and the main god of Scythia, brought human sacrifice Jordan during the persecution of Christians of the GG. Atanarich drove a wooden idol around the country, who was forced to worship Christians. Saba "testified to the cult" Thompson, S.

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