Heresy Of Montanus Shot Forth Different Branches: Cataphrigians, Artotirites, Peputians, Ascodrogites, And Pattalorinchites
Montanus
Heresies of the Second Century
Cataphrigians, Artotirites, Peputians, Ascodrogites, Pattalorinchites.
11. The heresy of Montanus shot forth different branches,
as the Cataphrigians, Artotirites, Peputians, Ascodrogites, and
Pattalorinchites. The Cataphrigians were called from the nation
to which Montanus belonged. The Eucharistic bread they used
was made of flour and blood taken from the body of an infant
by puncturing it all over ; if the infant died he was considered a
martyr, but if he survived he was regarded as high priest.
This we learn from Noel Alexander (18). The Artotirites were
so called, because in the sacrifice of the Eucharist, they offered
up bread and cheese. The Peputians took their name from an
obscure village of Phrigia, where they held their solemn meetings ; they ordained women priests and bishops, saying there
was no difference between them and men. The Ascodrogites
were no better than the ancient bacchanalians ; they used bottles
which they filled with wine near the altars, saying that these
were the new bottles Jesus Christ spoke of " They shall put
new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved." The
Pattalorinchites were so called, because they wore a small stick
in the mouth or nose, a sign of strict silence ; they were so
called, from pattalos, a stick, and rincJios, the nose (19).
(18) Nat. Alex. cit. ar. 8, n. 11 ; St. Angus. & St. Cyril. [St. Epipha- nius says it is the Peputians.]
(19) Van Eanst, His. Heres. p. 24; t. 6, sec. 2, c. 3, ar. 8 ; Fleury, t. Vedia anche Nat. Alex. loc. cit.
THE HISTORY OF HERESIES, AND THEIR REFUTATION.ST. ALPHONSUS M. LIGUORI,
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