Creed, of the Church, attitude of Novatus toward, [757]297 (note 3); early existence of, in the Roman Church, [758]297 (note 3).
Crescens, companion of Paul, [759]137.
Crescens, an enemy of Justin, [760]193, [761]194, [762]195.
Crete, [763]136, [764]197, [765]201.
Crispus, son of Constantine, [766]386.
Cronion Eunus, martyr under Decius, [767]284.
Cronius, a Pythagorean philosopher, [768]266.
Culcianus, a favorite of Maximin, [769]368.
Cumanus, procurator of Judea, [770]122 (note 1).
Cynics, life and manners of, [771]193.
Cyprian, epistles of, concerning the Novatian schism, [772]287; on rebaptism of heretics, [773]294, [774]296 (note 6).
Cyprus, [775]104, [776]355.
Cyrene, [777]174, [778]175.
Cyrenius, governor of Syria, census under, [779]88, [780]89.
Cyril, bishop of Antioch, [781]317.
Damas, bishop of Magnesia, [782]168.
Damascus, [783]359.
Damnæus, father of Jesus the high priest, [784]128.
Daniel, the prophet, [785]85, [786]90, [787]276, [788]352.
David, [789]86, [790]90.
Deacons, not to be identified with the "Seven," [791]103 (note 2a); limited to seven in the Roman Church, [792]288 (note [793]18).
Decius, becomes emperor, [794]280; persecution under, [795]280-[796]286, 301; slain, [797]293; wickedness of, [798]307, [799]326.
Demetrianus, bishop of Antioch, [800]303, [801]312, [802]315.
Demetrius, a Jewish writer, [803]260.
Demetrius, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [804]301.
Demetrius, bishop, addressed by the Emperor Gallienus, [805]302.
Demetrius, bishop of Alexandria, [806]240, [807]250, [808]254, [809]255, [810]262, 267, [811]268, [812]274, [813]275, [814]291, [815]294; hostility of, to Origen, [816]255; relations of, with Origen discussed, [817]394.
Desposyni, or the relatives of Christ, [818]93.
Diaconal epistle of Dionysius, [819]291.
Diaconate, [820]103, [821]104; among the Therapeutoe, [822]119.
Diatessaron, of Tatian, [823]209.
Didymus, addressed by Dionysius of Alexandria, [824]301, [825]305.
Diocletian, becomes emperor, [826]316; persecution of, [827]316; friendliness of, toward Christians, [828]323; first edict of, against Christians, 324, [829]342; second edict of, against Christians, [830]325, [831]342; third edict of, against Christians, [832]325, [833]328, [834]342; abdication of, [835]335, [836]340, [837]345; death of, [838]340; martyrs under, in Palestine, [839]342; so-called fourth edict of, issued by Maximian, [840]344 (note 2); so-called fifth edict of, issued by Galerius and Maximinus, [841]350 (note 1), [842]364, [843]366; causes of the persecution of, discussed, [844]397-[845]400.
Dionysia, martyr under Decius, [846]284.
Dionysius, the Areopagite, [847]137; first bishop of Athens, [848]138, 200.
Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria, quoted, [849]160, [850]281, [851]283-[852]286, 300; succeeds Heraclas as principal of the catechetical school, [853]275, [854]278; epistle of, to Germanus, [855]281; sufferings of, during the Decian persecution, 282, [856]301, [857]302; epistle of, to Fabius, [858]283-[859]286, [860]290; attitude of, toward the lapsed, [861]283 (note 1), [862]285, [863]286, [864]290; his account of Serapion, [865]290; epistle of, to Novatus, [866]290, [867]291; various epistles of, [868]291, [869]311, [870]312; on Repentance, [871]291; on Martyrdom, [872]291; against Novatus, [873]291; epistles of, on the re-baptism of the lapsed, [874]294, [875]295, [876]296, [877]297; appealed to by Eusebius as an authority, [878]293, [879]318; on Sabellius and his heresy, [880]295, [881]311; attitude of, toward heretical teachings, 295; on the persecution under Valerian, [882]298-[883]302; sufferings of, during persecution under Valerian, [884]299-[885]301; addressed by the Emperor Gallienus, [886]302; festal epistles of, [887]305, [888]307; Paschal canon of, [889]305; on the Sabbath, [890]307; to Hermammon, [891]307; on the Promises, [892]308; on the Apocalypse of John, [893]309; to Ammon of Bernice, [894]311; to Telesphorus, Euphranor, and Euporus, [895]311; on Nature, on Temptations, Exposition of Ecclesiastes, [896]311; to Dionysius of Rome, to Basilides of Pentapolis, [897]311; invited to attend synod called against Paul of Samosata, [898]312; death of, [899]313, [900]321.
Dionysius, bishop of Corinth, [901]130, [902]197, [903]202; epistles of, 200, [904]201.
Dionysius of Rome, [905]295, [906]296, [907]311, [908]312, [909]313, [910]316.
Dionysius, a martyr of Palestine, [911]345.
Dioscorus, companion of Dionysius of Alexandria, [912]301.
Dioscorus, confessor under Decius, [913]284, [914]285.
Disciples, careers of, after ascension of Christ, [915]132.
Dispensation (oikogomia) of Christ, [916]81, [917]82.
Dispersion, Hebrews of the, [918]136.
Dius, bishop of Jerusalem, [919]256.
Dius, a martyr, [920]334.
Divinity of Christ (the ologia), discussed by Eusebius, [921]82-[922]86.
Divinity of Christianity, [923]82 sq.
Docetæ, [924]258.
Dolichianus, Gentile bishop of Jerusalem, [925]226.
Domitian, becomes emperor, [926]147; persecution under, [927]147, [928]148, 205, [929]222; commands that descendants of David be slain, [930]148, [931]150, [932]163, [933]164.
Domitius, addressed by Dionysius of Alexandria, [934]301, [935]305.
Domninus, an apostate, addressed by Serapion, [936]257.
Domninus, a martyr, [937]348.
Domnus, bishop of Antioch, [938]315, [939]316, [940]317.
Domnus, bishop of Cæsarea, [941]303.
Donatist schism, [942]380 (note [943]16), [944]383 (note [945]12).
Dorotheus, presbyter of Antioch, [946]317.
Dorotheus, a member of Diocletian's household, [947]323, [948]327.
Dositheans. See Dositheus.
Dositheus, a heretic, [949]199.
Ebionites, heresy of, [950]158-[951]160, [952]223, [953]264; relation of, to the Elkeites, [954]280.
Ecclesiastes, commentary on, by Dionysius, [955]311.
Eden, [956]306.
Edessa, visit of Thaddeus to, [957]100-[958]102; Christianity introduced into, [959]100-[960]102, [961]104.
Egypt, [962]88, [963]93, [964]94, [965]95, [966]174, [967]175, [968]226, [969]249, [970]250, [971]267, [972]291, 298, [973]299, [974]300, [975]301, [976]305, [977]307, [978]308, [979]328, [980]329, [981]334, [982]351, [983]355, [984]360, [985]368.
Egyptian false prophet, mentioned in the Acts, sedition of, 123.
Egyptian nation, [986]305.
Elagabalus, Roman emperor, [987]268, [988]269.
Elders, account of appointment of, in Acts vi., [989]103 (note 2a); "The Ancient Elders," [990]133, [991]171.
Eleazer, the high priest, [992]97.
Eleazer of Bathezor, [993]140.
Eleutheropolis, [994]350, [995]351.
Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, [996]184, [997]199, [998]211, [999]219-[1000]221, [1001]240.
Eli, son of Melchi, [1002]91, [1003]92, [1004]94.
Elias, a martyr, [1005]351.
Elijah, [1006]352.
Elkesites, heresy of, [1007]280.
Elpistus, of Amastris, [1008]201.
Emesa, [1009]334.
Emesa in Phoenicia, [1010]360.
Encratites, [1011]207, [1012]208.
Ennathas, a martyr, [1013]350.
Enoch, book of. [1014]310.
Ephesus, [1015]162, [1016]163, [1017]167, [1018]171, [1019]186, [1020]187, [1021]196, [1022]222, [1023]223, [1024]236, 237, [1025]241, [1026]242, [1027]310; church of, founded by Paul, [1028]150.
Ephres, bishop of Jerusalem, [1029]176.
Epimachus, martyr under Decius, [1030]284.