Monarchy of the Father
The Father as the single fountainhead from whom the Son and Spirit eternally flow
The Monarchy of the Father teaches that the Father is the sole source, or arche, and principle of the Son and the Spirit within the Trinity, while all three share one divine being. The Cappadocian Fathers, especially Gregory of Nazianzus, developed this emphasis. It is stressed in Eastern Orthodox Trinitarian theology and bears on the filioque dispute over whether the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone or from the Father and the Son.
How it traveled
- Against Praxeas.— · 220explains
- Defence of the Nicene Definition. (De Decretis.)Alexandria · 373explains
- De Spiritu SanctoCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- On the Holy TrinityHippo Regius · 430explains
- Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43])Paris · 1274explains
Key passages(20)
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
Defence of the Nicene Definition. (De Decretis.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Against Praxeas. · Anti-marcion
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen · Gregory of Nazianzus
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin