# From Church History on Ancestral Sin

> The heresy of Pelagius, who was born in Britain around 354 AD, and traveled back and forth between Rome and Palestine for a time, then was ordained a monk and attained the rank of priesthood. He fell into a heresy whose content is: that Adam’s sin was limited to him…

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![“The heresy of Pelagius… whose content is: that Adam’s sin was limited to him and did not pass from him to his offspring. He then concluded from this that every human being, when born, is like Adam before the sin. And thus, by his natural strength and absolute freedom, he can attain the highest degree of holiness.” — Anba Dioscorus of thrice-blessed memory, A Summary of the History of Christianity, p. 244](/uploads/sites/1274e232-e31c-46f4-a48b-27b854406479/media/evidence-bb7d9e94-3db3-461d-9d78-16410f5d83d5-en-square.png?w=1080&h=1080)

The heresy of Pelagius, who was born in Britain around 354 AD, and traveled back and forth between Rome and Palestine for a time, then was ordained a monk and attained the rank of priesthood. He fell into a heresy whose content is: that Adam’s sin was limited to him and did not pass from him to his offspring. He then concluded from this that every human being, when born, is like Adam before the sin. And thus, by his natural strength and absolute freedom, he can attain the highest degree of holiness

Anba Dioscorus of thrice-blessed memory

A Summary of the History of Christianity (Mūjaz Tārīkh al-Masīḥiyya), p. 244

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Source: https://abba.fadymondy.com/en/blog/belajius-heresy