In a namesake essay, L.P. Brockett claimed that this group was an early protestant sect. Much like the Paulicians, a major influence on them was Paul of Samosasta. One important source on the history of this sect was Presbyter Cosmas' sermon on them, in which he expresses disgust that they allow one to confess to women. Members of this faith were divided into two classes, Perfectes and Credentes, and they notably did not believe in infant baptism. Named for a priest whose name meant "Beloved of God," this sect's beliefs were written in their "Secret Book." The belief that a goose gave birth to the Virgin Mary was one 
In a namesake essay, L.P. Brockett claimed that this group was an early protestant sect. Much like the Paulicians, a major influence on them was Paul of Samosasta. One important source on the history of this sect was Presbyter Cosmas' sermon on them, in which he expresses disgust that they allow one to confess to women. Members of this faith were divided into two classes, Perfectes and Credentes, and they notably did not believe in infant baptism. Named for a priest whose name meant "Beloved of God," this sect's beliefs were written in their "Secret Book." The belief that a goose gave birth to the Virgin Mary was one of many held by, FTP, what heretic sect led by Basil the Physician who believed that the Devil was God's elder son and were centered in Bulgaria.
In a namesake essay, L.P. Brockett claimed that this group was an early protestant sect.
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