Lactantius

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Lactantius

(ca. 250-325)

A Church Father, who declared the heliocentric system a heretical doctrine, and that of the antipodes as a “fallacy invented by the devil” (TG).

Bibliographical references include: Divinarum Institutionum Libri VII (Divine Institutes). Migne, Patr. C. Compl. Ser. Lat. Vol. VI (BCW 8:462).

Author of the seven books of Divine Institutes, printed in volume 6 of Migne's Latin patristic collection (BCW 10:424).

Some links:

• Quotes: H. P. Blavatsky, Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Лактанций

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Lifetime: ca. 250-325
Shortly: A Church Father, who declared the heliocentric system a heretical doctrine, and that of the antipode...