Иоанн Аскуснаг
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John Askusnag was a student of the learned Syrian Peter from Rasiin (in Mesopotamia) and his successor as a teacher of philosophy in Constantinople under Justinian I. Called to the emperor in 550, he recognized himself not only as a monophysite, but also as a tritheist, saying that there are as many natures in the Trinity. there are as many entities and deities as there are persons. After this, he was expelled by the emperor from Constantinople. Bar-Ebrey (Abulfaraj in Assemani Bibl Orient. II, 1721, p. 327 ff.) calls him the founder of tritheism, while Greek sources, silent about Askusnag, consider John Philoponus the founder of tritheism. (see column 5 below). Apparently, Greek sources mistakenly consider the latter as the main defender of tritheism, and the founder of this teaching.