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The Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 121
… 86), and in the VII^th canon of Sardica, so Athanasius speaks of the "camp" of Constans (Apol. ad Constant, iv. ), and of that of Constantius at Milan (Hist. Ari., xxxvij.); so Hosius uses the …
1,108 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 31
… But the exiled bishops, employing their customary artifices, abused the benevolence of the emperor, renewed the previous contests, and regained their former power. [405] prosphux, originally a protected "runaway," then protégé or client. [406] Athanasius …
1,108 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 272
… He had given me some papers about church affairs to get copied; and the story describes a trick practised by the Apollinarians who borrowed one of these, a book of Athanasius' to read in which …
2,889 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 167
… Your zeal for the cause of the blessed Athanasius is plain proof of your being sound as to the most important matters. In return for my joy at your letter I am exceedingly grateful to …
1,134 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 60
… is of a piece with the view of Dionysius' heretical tendencies expressed in Letter ix. q.v. Athanasius, however, (De Sent. Dionysii) was satisfied as to the orthodoxy of his predecessor. Bp. Westcott (Dict. C …
1,118 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 56
… as to which if they think there is any doubt about our teaching, let them at least not reject the writings of such holy priests as Athanasius, Theophilus and Cyril of Alexandria, with whom our …
1,149 wordsThe Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 381
… 21. [1902] Theotokos-- a word used several times by Athanasius (died 373), e.g., in Orat. iii. Contra Arianos, c. 14 and 29. The refusal of Nestorius to give this epithet to Mary was the …
1,149 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 240
… Give my salutations to the lady Dominica, whose letter I have not answered, because, though she is Latin, she wrote to me in Greek. [1555] Probably Athanasius and John. See III. 53. [1556] In English …
1,161 wordsHilary of Poitiers & John of Damascus • SECTION 186
… But that the anointing was an act that concerned Him as man could be doubted by no one who is accustomed to think rightly." Moreover, the celebrated Athanasius says this in his discourse "Concerning the …
1,152 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 215
… It may have been so, but the words do not appear to indicate, as Valesius thinks they do, that matters were in a different state then from that which existed in the time of Athanasius …
1,142 wordsAthanasius — Select Works and Letters • SECTION 178
… agennesia is the very ousia of God, not an attribute. So Aetius in Epiph. Hær. 76. S. Athanasius does not go into this question, but rather confines himself to the more popular form of it …
1,146 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 22
… The fact that the name of this presbyter is not mentioned, and Athanasius' apparent ignorance of the story, together with the untrustworthiness of Rufinus, throw suspicion on the authenticity of this account. Cf. also ch …
1,147 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 151
… 21, and his reference to the life attributed to Athanasius. [1103] There were two cities of this name, Heraclea the greater and Heraclea the less. [1104] Ruf. H. M. 31; Pall. H. L. 27.
1,165 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 226
… 287 sq.; and scattered notices in the Fathers of the fourth century, especially Athanasius, Hilary, Gregory of Nyssa, &c. Cf. also Jerome's de vir. ill. 71, and Epiphanius' Hær. 65. See Harnack's article …
1,169 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 53
… George returning to Alexandria, resumed his authority over the churches there, Athanasius still not having made his appearance. Those in that city who were opposed to his sentiments he persecuted; and conducting himself with great …
1,201 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 218
… Meletius, who then governed the church of Antioch; Eusebius, bishop of Samosata; Pelagius, bishop of Laodicea in Syria; Acacius, bishop of Cæsarea in Palestine; Irenius, bishop of Gaza; and Athanasius, bishop of Ancyra, took part …
1,181 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 196
… But they may be matched in some of the expressions of Athanasius. cf. p. 195. Ath., Tom. ad Af. § 4 and Hom. in Terem. viii. 96. [2787] ktisma. [2788] poiema. [2789] prosopon. [2790] prosopon. [2791 …
1,173 wordsHilary of Poitiers & John of Damascus • SECTION 168
… So then the same nature is to be observed in each of the subsistences, and when we said that the nature of the word became flesh, as did the blessed Athanasius and Cyrillus, we mean …
1,194 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 135
… Letter LXXX. [2276] To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria. The worse the diseases of the Churches grow, the more do we all turn to your excellency, in the belief that your championship is the one consolation …
1,212 wordsHippolytus, Cyprian, Caius & Novatian • SECTION 116
… of those who made His Father's house a "den of thieves." Such was Chrysostom, such was Athanasius, such was St. Paul, and such have ever been the noblest of mankind; tender and considerate, gentle …
1,212 wordsLactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus & Others • SECTION 149
… Here a number of theories have been suggested. [2362] None of them, however, necessarily call for a very late date of the Teaching, or compel us to deny that Eusebius and Athanasius referred to substantially …
1,200 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 248
… I have received the most sweet and pleasant letter of your Holiness with respect to the case of the presbyters John and Athanasius [1588] , about which, the Lord helping me, I will reply to you …
1,218 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 188
… 83. Methodius the bishop. 84. Juvencus the presbyter. 85. Eustathius the bishop. 86. Marcellus the bishop. 87. Athanasius the bishop. 88. Antonius the monk. 89. Basilius the bishop. 90. Theodorus the bishop. 91. Eusebius another …
1,240 wordsAthanasius — Select Works and Letters • SECTION 303
… 3.) After briefly refuting the doctrinal error, Athanasius turns to the Arian charge of creature-worship brought against the Nicene doctrine. Not forgetting to remind them that their own doctrine was really open to this …
1,226 wordsGregory of Nyssa — Dogmatic Treatises • SECTION 236
… Basil and Athanasius successively separated from their communion all who were united to Marcellus; and these, knowing that Valens the Emperor had exiled several bishops of Egypt to Diocæsarea, went to find them (375) and …
1,242 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 23
… acceptance. Narcissus of Irenopolis, a town of Cilicia Secunda, took an active part in the Arian movement: Athanasius says that he was thrice degraded by different synods, and is the worst of the Eusebians (Ath …
1,259 wordsAmbrose — Selected Works and Letters • SECTION 107
… be a perfect man, in order to be a perfect Redeemer. The heresy was opposed by St. Athanasius, St. Basil, and others, condemned in synods at Alexandria 362, Rome 373 and probably 382, Antioch 378 …
1,275 wordsJerome — Principal Works • SECTION 85
… The saintly Athanasius bishop of Alexandria had summoned the blessed Antony to that city to confute the heretics there. Hereupon Didymus, a man of great learning who had lost his eyes, came to visit the …
1,293 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 62
… And if Dioscorus had been willing to follow and imitate them, he would have abided in the Body of Christ, having in the works of Athanasius [562] of blessed memory the materials for instruction, and …
1,302 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 142
… So Gregory Thaumaturgus was honoured at Neocæsarea, and Athanasius and Basil received like distinction soon after their death. [2332] The custom of the reservation of the Sacrament is, as is well known, of great antiquity …
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