Chazinzarians
The Chazinzarians, also called Chazitzarii or Staurolatræ, were an
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos. Their name is derived from chaza, the Armenian word for the cross
. The members of the sect are described as worshippers of the cross, and hence are also called Staurolatrae (Niceph. Historia Ecclesiastica xviii. 54).
Holy Eucharist
. (Demetr. Cyzicens. de Jacobit. Haer. ac Chatzitzariorum, in Bibl. Max. Lugd. xii. 814.)
They held an annual feast in honor of the dog of their prophet Sergius.[1]
References
- ^ Strong, James; McClintock, John (1880). The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature (Volume 2 ed.). NY: Harper and Brothers/ Harvard University. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- Blunt, John Henry. Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons. 1874. p 106.
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