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[[Macedonianism]] is an [[Trinity|Anti-Trinitarian]] [[heresy]] taught by a group of people known as the Pneumatomachi (Combators of the Holy Spirit) and was so named after [[Macedonius]], who was [[Patriarch]] of [[Constantinople]].
== Teachings ==
Macedonius and his followers were [[semi-Arian]], and taught that though the [[Son]] was eternal, He was not of one essense (Latin: consubstanciales, Greek: homoousios) with the [[Father]] but of like essense (Greek: homoiousios) with the [[Father]]. They also taught that the [[Holy Spirit]] was not eternal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son but a creation of the Father and an action of the Son. Thus, the Macedonians denied that the Holy Spirit was a [[hypostasis]], or person, of the [[Holy Trinity]].
== Opposition ==
Many fathers wrote in opposition to Macedonianism, including [[Athanasius the Great]], [[Basil the Great]], [[Gregory of Nyssa]], and [[Gregory Nazianzen]]. Macedonianism was condemned at the [[Second Ecumenical Council]], which inserted the following words into the [[Nicene Creed]]:
"Καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ �?γιονἍγιον, τὸ κ�?�?ιονκύριον, (καὶ) τὸ ζωοποιόν, τὸ �?κ ἐκ τοῦ Πατ�?ὸς �?κπο�?ευόμενονπατρὸς ἐκπορευόμενον, τὸ σὺν Πατ�?ὶ πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συμπ�?οσκυνο�?μενον υἱῷ συμπροσκυνούμενον καὶ συνδοξαζόμενον, τὸ λαλῆσαν διὰ τῶν π�?οφητῶνπροφητῶν."
Which translates as:
== Sources ==
*Talberg, D. N., ''И�?тори�? Хри�?тиан�?кой История Христианской Церкви (A History of the Christian Church)'', Moscow, Russia: St Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Institute.
[[Category:Heresies]]
