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- Donatists rejected the validity of the sacrament celebrated by priiests and bishops who had formerly betrayed their faith.
- They also believed that the church of saints must remain holy and free from sin.
- Donatists held their own worshiping services that were different from Christian services.
- Donatist also believed in confession of sins in front of the whole donatist congregation.
- They believed that once you stoppped practicing the faith you could not be restored.
Resolution for donatism
Donatism
Donatism
- Donatism was finally suppressed by the state in 411 .
- Donatism was never fully defeated until Islam destroyed the church in Africa in the 7th and 8th centruies.
- Donatism was a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa around 311 AD
- Donatsim began during the reign of Diocletian. During this reign Diocletian ordered his army to end all Chirstian Churches and scriptures
- Aelius Donatus became bishop of Rome and started teaching Donatism