School of Antiochcondemned
Who he was
- Antioch became a center of Arianism after Eustathius had been exiled. Among the literary defenders of the heresy was Aëtius, a native of the city. He was the leader of the Anomoean party within Arianism.
- He was ordained a deacon by Leontius, the Arian bishop of Antioch (344-or 345).
- He was condemned and exiled by councils at Ancyra (358) and Constantinople (360)
- Recalled by Julian, he was consecrated bishop in 362, but without a specific see.
- Eunomius of Cyzicus was his disciple and secretary.
- He died a few years after 365 and was buried in Constantinople.
What he wrote
- He was little acquainted with the Holy Bible, and had never carefully studied the writings of the ancient fathers. 1. Syntagmation: Of his works, only this short treatise is entirely preserved by St. Epiphanius. It defends in 47 theses the watch-word of the Arians anomoios. 2. St. Epiphanius adds that he wrote 300 theses 3. Epistles to the Emperor Constantius and others. 4. Letters.