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Riez, Gaul
Also: Faustus of Riez
Together with Cassian and Vincent of Lerins he formed the iron triangle opposed to Augustine's doctrine of divine predestination.
Below: first his own position, then the church’s verdict — kept separate. A rejected opinion keeps equal weight here.
His own position
⭐ The clearest of the three: in On the Grace of God and Free Will he states plainly that the initium fidei (the beginning of faith) is an act on the human side, not something grace enables a person to do. Olson's verdict: that Faustus of Riez held this view, he says, cannot be denied — whereas Cassian himself was much vaguer.
The church’s verdict
This was exactly what the Council of Orange condemned in 529. ⚠ Here too, Semi-Pelagian is a label stuck on later; according to González, these men were really Semi-Augustinians.
Threads he belongs to
Grace and Free Will
Round 1 · The Pelagian Controversy Counterclaim The clearest of the three: the beginning of faith belongs to the human side — exactly the sentence Orange condemned.