Candidus, an ecclesiastical writer, [547]245.
Canon, of N. T. Scriptures. See N. T. Canon. Of Old Testament. See O. T. Canon.
Capito, Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [548]226.
Cappadocia, [549]132, [550]136, [551]257, [552]274, [553]291, [554]294, [555]295, [556]303, [557]312, [558]313, 332, [559]353, [560]354.
Caracalla, emperor of Rome, [561]255, [562]263, [563]268.
Caricus, receives letter from Serapion, [564]237, [565]258.
Carinus becomes emperor, [566]316.
Carpocrates, the Gnostic, [567]179.
Carpocatians, immorality of, [568]114 (note [569]18), [570]199.
Carpus, a martyr, [571]193.
Carthage, [572]294, [573]381, [574]382.
Carus, emperor of Rome, [575]316.
Cassianus, Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [576]226.
Cassianus, an ecclesiastical writer, [577]260.
Cassius, bishop of Tyre, [578]244.
Catechumens, training of, [579]297 (note 3).
Cathari, followers of Novatus, [580]286.
Catholic Church, [581]380, [582]381, [583]383.
Catholic epistles, [584]128, [585]261.
Celadion, bishop of Alexandria, [586]184, [587]197.
Celerinus, a Roman confessor, [588]287.
Celibacy, preached by the Encratites, [589]208.
Celsus, the Epicurean, [590]268; work against, by Origen, [591]278.
Cemeteries of the Christians, [592]303, [593]358.
Cephas, one of the "Seventy," [594]99.
Cephro, in Libya, [595]300, [596]301.
Cerdon, third bishop of Alexandria, [597]149.
Cerdon, the Gnostic, [598]182, [599]183.
Cerinthus, the heretic, [600]160, [601]161; avoided and denounced by John the Apostle, [602]187; chiliasm of, [603]309.
Chæremon, the Stoic, [604]266.
Chæremon, bishop of Nilus, [605]285.
Chæremon, a deacon, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, 299, [606]300, [607]301.
Chiliasm, in the third century, [608]308 (note 1); of Cerinthus and the Cerinthians, [609]309.
Chrestus, bishop of Syracuse, [610]381.
Christ, pre-existence and divinity of, [611]82-[612]85; the name of, known from the beginning, [613]85-[614]87; divinity of, [615]86; types of, [616]86; time of his appearance among men, [617]88, [618]89; birth of, [619]88; genealogy of, [620]91-[621]94; beginning of his ministry, [622]96; testimony of John the Baptist, in regard to, [623]98; spread of doctrine of, [624]107; predictions of, [625]141; family of, [626]148; age of, [627]150 (note 5); spoken of as God (theologeitai), 247; taught to be God and man by Irenæus and Melito, [628]247; denial of, an indifferent matter according to the Elkesites, [629]280; body and blood of, [630]289; worshiped as "Very God," [631]372; the bridegroom of the church, [632]376; dwells in the bishops and presbyters, [633]378; as high priest receives the sacrifices of his people and bears them to God, [634]378.
Christianity, antiquity and divinity of, [635]82 sq.
Christians, origin of name, [636]107; accusations against, [637]180; called Atheists, [638]190; mutilations of, [639]333; right of holding property guaranteed to them by Constantine and Licinius, [640]380; property of, restored by Constantine and Licinius, [641]380.
Christophany, [642]83 (note [643]11).
Chronicle of Eusebius, [644]82.
Chronological Canons of Eusebius. See Chronicle of Eusebius.
Chrysophora, addressed by Dionysius of Corinth, [645]202.
Church, the bride of Christ, [646]376, [647]377.
Church, Holy Catholic, [648]188, [649]189, [650]191, [651]299, [652]313, [653]315.
Churches, destruction of, under Diocletian, [654]324; restoration of, after the great persecution, [655]370; dedication of, [656]370 sq.
Cilicia, [657]291, [658]294, [659]295, [660]350, [661]351, [662]352.
Circumcision given to Abraham, [663]88.
Clarus, bishop of Ptolemais, [664]244.
Claudius I., emperor of Rome, [665]110, [666]114; drives Jews out of Rome, [667]121; death of, [668]122.
Claudius II., emperor of Rome, [669]313.
Claudius Apolinarius. See Apolinarius of Hierapolis.
Clement, of Alexandria, [670]99, [671]225, [672]226; Hypotyposes of, quoted, [673]104, [674]110, [675]125, [676]150, [677]161, [678]162; work of, on the Passover, [679]205; his Stromata, [680]225, [681]254; speaks of Christ as God, [682]247; succeeds Pantaenus as principal of the catechetical school of Alexandria, [683]253; gives chronological table extending to the reign of Commodus, [684]254; with Alexander of Jerusalem, 257; writings of, [685]258-[686]261.
Clement, of Rome, third bishop of Church of Rome, [687]137, [688]149, 221; epistle of, [689]147, [690]169, [691]260; death of, [692]165; traditional translator of the Epistle to the Hebrews, [693]169; writings falsely ascribed to, [694]170; Epistle of, to the Corinthians, [695]198; read in the Corinthian Church in the time of Dionysius, 201; author of the Epistle to the Hebrews according to some, [696]273; his relation to the epistle according to Origen, [697]273.
Clement, consul of Rome. See Flavius Clement.
"Clementines." See Clement of Rome.
Cleobians. See Cleobius.
Cleobius, a heretic, [698]199.
Cleopatra, [699]88.
Clergy, [700]289; exempted by Constantine from political duties, 383.
Clopas, father of Simeon and brother of Joseph, [701]146, [702]163, 164, [703]199.
Cnosians, inhabitants of Cnosus of Crete, [704]201.
Cochaba, a village of Judea, [705]93.
Coele-Syria, [706]226.
Colluthion, [707]300.
Commodus, emperor of Rome, [708]224, [709]239, [710]240, [711]245, [712]254.
Confession of faith, attitude of Novatus towards, [713]297 (note 3).
Confessors, (dmologoi), 218; addressed by Novatus, [714]292.
Confirmation, [715]289 (note [716]25).
Conon, bishop of Hermopolis, [717]291.
Constantine, becomes emperor, [718]335; conquers Maxentius, [719]363, 364; enters Rome in triumph, [720]364; erects a statue in Rome with the cross in its hand, [721]364; issues in conjunction with Licinius an edict of toleration, [722]364, 365, [723]368; edict of toleration, copy of, [724]378-[725]380; summons a synod at Rome, [726]381; summons a synod at Aries, [727]381; grants money to the churches, [728]382; favors shown by him to Licinius, [729]384; conquers Licinius, [730]386; becomes sole emperor and enjoys lasting peace and prosperity, [731]386, [732]387.
Constantius, joins Galerius in issuing an edict of toleration, [733]339; friendliness of, toward Christians, [734]335, [735]341; death of, [736]335, [737]341.
Coracion, a Chiliast, opposed by Dionysius, [738]309.
Corinth, church of, founded by Peter and Paul, [739]130, [740]138, 169, [741]197, [742]198, [743]200, [744]221, [745]242.
Corinthians, addressed by Paul, [746]199.
Cornelius, bishop of Antioch, [747]197.
Cornelius, bishop of Rome, [748]280, [749]293; epistles of, concerning Novatus, [750]286-[751]287, [752]289, [753]290, [754]291.
Cornelius, the centurion, conversion of, [755]107.
Cornutus, a philosopher and rhetorician, [756]266.