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Group: Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
People: Michael VIII Palaiologos
Topic: Viking Raids in France, Early
Location: Aksum > Axum Tigray Ethiopia

Montanus, a Phrygian, claims to have received …

Years: 148 - 159

Montanus, a Phrygian, claims to have received a revelation from the Holy Spirit, shortly after his baptism as a Christian in 156 or 172, to the effect that he, as representative prophet of the Spirit, is to lead the Christian church into its final stage.

He calls for less church hierarchy and more charismatic prophecy, regarding a life of seclusion and contempt of the world as the only true Christian ideal.