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Elcesaites

ancient Jewish Christian sect in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia
Organization christian_denomination Q1331657
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Elcesaites

Summary

Elcesaites is a Christian denomination[1]. Elcesaites has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Elcesaites was influenced by Ebionites[3].
  • Elcesaites's instance of is recorded as Christian denomination[4].
  • 250 marks the founding of Elcesaites[5].
  • Elcesaites's facet of is recorded as Sabians[6].
  • Elcesaites's facet of is recorded as Jewish Christian[7].
  • Elcesaites's described by source is recorded as Refutation of all Heresies[8].
  • Elcesaites's described by source is recorded as Church History[9].
  • Elcesaites's described by source is recorded as Panarion[10].

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Founding

250 marks the founding of Elcesaites[5].

Why It Matters

Elcesaites has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Elcesaites is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Elcesaites has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[12] and Mandaeism[13].

FAQs

Who did Elcesaites influence?

Elcesaites has been cited as an influence by Manichaeism[12] and Mandaeism[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Ostrovsky Gregory · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Refutation of all Heresies, Church History, Panarion
    Instance of → Christian denomination
    Inception → +0250-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Influenced by → Ebionites
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P737]]: [[Q131165]]"
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