Church and State, [2845]208; in persecution, [2846]210; united, [2847]244.
Churches restored, [2848]245.
Cilix, presbyter of Tarsus, [2849]199.
Clemens, Alexandrinus, scholarship, [2850]194, [2851]240.
Clergy, ascetic character of, in Sozomen's time, [2852]194; exempted from taxation, [2853]246; appeal to bishops from civil courts allowed, [2854]246; support of, [2855]329.
Codex Gregorianus, [2856]196; a source of Sozomen's history, [2857]223.
Codex Hermogenianus, [2858]196; a source of Sozomen's history, [2859]223.
Codex Theodosianus, proclaimed a.d. 439, [2860]196; a source of Sozomen's history, [2861]223.
Commissioner of penance, origin of office, [2862]386; suppression, [2863]386.
Conciliar movement, in West, [2864]217, [2865]312-315; in East, [2866]217, [2867]315-317.
Confession of faith, of bishops of the East, [2868]289; three formularies of Council of Sirmium, [2869]303; Valentian formulary, [2870]315; of Ariminum, [2871]322; of Eustathius, etc., [2872]352.
Constans, son of Constantine the Great, obtains empire of the West, [2873]284; writes to Constantius in re Athanasius and Paul, [2874]289; receives three bishops and dismisses them, [2875]289; fails to have Athanasius and Paul reinstated, [2876]289; summons Synod of Sardica, [2877]289; threatens brother with war unless Athanasius restored, [2878]298; killed in Gaul, [2879]301.
Constans, son of Constantine the Usurper, [2880]425; slain, [2881]427.
Constantia, sister of Constantine, advocates restoration of Arius and Euzoius, [2882]277.
Constantine the Great, sees vision of cross and of Christ, [2883]241; inquires of priests, who expound the Scriptures, takes cross as his standard, which protects the bearer, [2884]242; charged with murdering son Crispus, [2885]242; but charge untrue, [2886]243; churches flourish under him, [2887]243; conquers Dardanians, [2888]243; overcomes Licinius, becomes sole emperor, makes Christianity state religion, revokes edicts against Christians, pagan worship prohibited, [2889]244; property restored to Christians, [2890]244; conquers Goths and Sarmatians, enjoins observance of Lord's Day, abolishes crucifixion, [2891]245; abolishes law against celibacy, [2892]245; exempts clergy from taxation, allows appeal to bishops from civil courts, [2893]246; grants request of Eutychianus, [2894]251; rebukes Arius and Alexander, [2895]252; is grieved at Paschal controversy, [2896]252; sends Hosius to reconcile differences, [2897]253; convenes council at Nicæa, [2898]253; burns memorials and exhorts to peace, [2899]253; replies to Eusebius' eulogy, [2900]254; attempts to reconcile the Novatians, [2901]256; entertains the council, exhorts to harmony, and writes to the churches, [2902]257; orders church built near Calvary, [2903]258; has bit made out of true nails, [2904]259; erects temples, [2905]259; beautifies Byzantium and changes its name, [2906]260; builds church at Hestiæ, or Michælium, [2907]260; orders church erected under oak of Mamre, [2908]261; orders pagan shrines and idols destroyed and places purified, [2909]261; receives embassy of Iberians, [2910]264; remonstrates with Sapor for persesecuting Christians, [2911]268; hears traducers of Athanasius, [2912]272; but dismisses them, [2913]273; convenes council of Cæsarea, [2914]275; orders consecration of the Great Martyrium at Jerusalem, [2915]276; is persuaded by Constantia to restore Arius and Euzoius, [2916]277; writes letter to Synod of Tyre, [2917]278; exiles Athanasius to Treves, [2918]279; refuses to recall him, [2919]280; exiles John, the Melitian bishop, [2920]280; enacts law against heresies, [2921]280; baptism, death, and character, [2922]282; charges Constantius to call council regarding homoiousios, [2923]298; body removed by Macedonius, [2924]316.
Constantine, son of Constantine the Great, death of, at Aquileia, [2925]284.
Constantine, proclaimed emperor by soldiers, [2926]425; sends son Constans into Spain, [2927]427; proclaims him emperor, [2928]427; killed, [2929]427.
Constantine, a city of Phoenicia, [2930]262.
Constantinople, churches in, [2931]199.
Constantius, father of Constantine the Great, [2932]205; protects Christians, [2933]243; tests the faithful, [2934]243.
Constantius, son and successor of Constantine, recalls Athanasius, [2935]283; letter to church of Alexandria, [2936]283; obtains empire of the East, [2937]284; goes to Antioch of Syria, [2938]285; adopts the term "homoiousios," [2939]297; convenes council of Ariminum, [2940]298; restores Athanasius, [2941]298; commends him to bishops of Egypt, [2942]299; overcomes Vetranius, [2943]302; and Maxentius, [2944]304; goes to Rome, attempts to force homoiousios on church, [2945]304; banishes Liberius, [2946]307; condemns Eudoxius and the Aetians, [2947]309; convenes council at Nicæa, [2948]311; goes to Ariminum, council meets there, [2949]312; permits another at Seleucia, [2950]312; slights deputies from council of Ariminum, [2951]314; appoints Julian, Cæsar, [2952]316; death, [2953]325.
Constantius, a general of Honorius, [2954]426, [2955]427.
Consubstantiality of Son, broached, [2956]251; defended by Alexander of Alexandria against Arius, [2957]251; becomes the faith of the church, [2958]255; dispute over meaning of word, [2959]270; evaded by partisans of Eusebius of Nicomedia, [2960]285; affirmed by the West, [2961]291; homoousios and homoiousios, [2962]297; debated at Sirmium, [2963]303; and at Seleucia, [2964]317; and at Ariminum, [2965]319; attacked anew by Acacians, [2966]323; Macedonian acceptation of the term, [2967]336; Nicene statement affirmed by council of Antioch, [2968]348; accepted by Macedonian bishops, [2969]352; afterwards rejected by them, [2970]377.
Copres, an Egyptian monk, [2971]365.
Corporeality of God, question raised in Egypt, [2972]406.
Council of Alexandria, [2973]209; reaffirms Nicene doctrines, [2974]335. Antioch, [2975]207; deposes Eustathius, [2976]270; ordains Euphronius bishop, [2977]271; second council, [2978]285; deposes Athanasius, ordains Gregory, [2979]285. Antioch in Syria, [2980]348; reaffirms Nicene faith, [2981]348; letter to Jovian, [2982]348. Ariminum, convened, [2983]298; cause, [2984]298; second council, convened, [2985]312; rejects Aetian doctrines, [2986]313; sends report to Constantius, [2987]313; confirming Nicene doctrines, [2988]314. Cæsarea, to try Athanasius, who does not appear, [2989]275. Constantinople, [2990]209; convened by Theodosius, [2991]380; chooses Nectarius bishop of Constantinople, [2992]381; affirms Nicene faith, [2993]381; establishes precedence of Rome, and rank of see of Constantinople, [2994]381. Jerusalem, [2995]299; letter in behalf of Athanasius, [2996]299. Lampsacus, [2997]350; holds Arian doctrines, [2998]350. Milan, deposes and banishes Athanasius, [2999]305. Nicæa, convened, [3000]253; assembled, [3001]254; condemns Arianism, [3002]255; leaves celibacy unenforced, [3003]256; enacts canons, [3004]256. Rome, [3005]360; reaffirms Nicene doctrines, condemns Auxentius of Milan, [3006]360; circular letter of, [3007]360. Rufinianæ, [3008]409; the eighty monks reconciled with Theophilus, [3009]410; cite Chrysostom and clergy of Constantinople to appear, [3010]410; depose Chrysostom, [3011]410; mobbed by the people, [3012]410. Sardica, [3013]209; East separates from West, [3014]289; numbers attending, [3015]290. Seleucia, [3016]316; two formularies offered, [3017]316; reaffirms formulary of council of Antioch, [3018]318; deposes various bishops, [3019]318. Sirmium, convened, [3020]302; deposes Photinus, [3021]303; three formularies of faith, [3022]303. Tyana, [3023]353; reaffirms Nicene doctrines, [3024]353. Tyre, assembles without being convened by the emperor, [3025]275; deposes Athanasius, and declares reasons to Constantine, [3026]276; restores and re-establishes the Melitian bishop, John, [3027]280.