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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 178

Chapter XIV.--The Scriptures mentioned by Him.

… But Adamantius, [1880] --for this also was a name of Origen,--when Zephyrinus [1881] was bishop of Rome, visited Rome, "desiring," as he himself somewhere says, "to see the most ancient church of Rome." 11 …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 415

Canon, of N. T. Scriptures. See N. T. Canon. Of Old Testament. See O. T. Canon.

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 …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 143

Chapter VI.--Catalogue of the Bishops of Rome.

… In the times of Clement, a serious dissension having arisen among the brethren in Corinth, [1444] the church of Rome sent a most suitable letter to the Corinthians, [1445] reconciling them in peace, renewing their …

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Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus & Others • SECTION 206

AN ANCIENT HOMILY,

… 574, [305]note 5, this series. [2523] [On the title page of the Edinburgh edition is subjoined: "by Clement, bishop and citizen of Rome."] AN ANCIENT HOMILY, COMMONLY STYLED THE SECOND EPISTLE OF CLEMENT. Introductory …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 67

Chapter II.--The First Ruler of the Church of Rome.

… It was known to Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Papias, Hermas, &c. (the Muratorian Fragment, however, omits it), and was cited under the name of Peter by Irenæus, Tertullian, and Clement of Alexandria, from whose time …

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Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 292

Preface to the Translation of the Sayings of Xystus.

… Linus and Cletus were Bishops of the city of Rome before Clement. How then, some men ask, can Clement in his letter to James say that Peter passed over to him his position as a …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 79

Chapter XVI.--The Epistle of Clement.

… 23), ascribes it to Clement, Bishop of Rome, and scholars, with hardly an exception, accept it as his work. It was, in all probability, written immediately after the persecution of Domitian, in the last years …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 33

II., III.......III.

… For some ask, Since Linus and Cletus were bishops in the city of Rome before this Clement, how could Clement himself, writing to James, say that the chair of teaching was handed over to him …

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Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 194

Chapter XIV.

Clement, [2401] of whom the apostle Paul writing to the Philippians says "With Clement and others of my fellow-workers whose names are written in the book of life," [2402] the fourth bishop of Rome

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Chrysostom — John and Hebrews • SECTION 159

Introduction.

… In the West, although the Epistle to the Hebrews had been used very largely by Clement of Rome, it came to be discredited altogether, and did not secure general recognition until the fourth century; it …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 475

Decrees of Fabian.

… Peter seems to have come to Rome not long before his martyrdom. Linus and Cletus could not have been Bishops of Rome, for they were merely coadjutors of the Apostles during their lifetime. Clement was …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 34

Book I.

… 1, 2.--R.] Recognitions of Clement. ------------------------ Book I. Chapter I.--Clement's Early History; Doubts. I Clement, who was born in the city of Rome, [534] was from my earliest age a lover of chastity …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 53

Chapter XV.--The Gospel according to Mark.

… that Christianity was introduced into Rome by Peter, who went there during the reign of Claudius. But this tradition is sufficiently disproved by history. The origin of the Church was due to unknown persons, though …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 92

Chapter XXX.--The Apostles that were Married.

… The immense painting by Guercino in the Palace of the Conservators in Rome attracts the attention of all visitors. [850] It is probable that Clement here confounds Philip the evangelist with Philip the apostle. See …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 48

Chapter VII.--Pilate's Suicide.

… The Samaritans complained to Vitellius, governor of Syria, who sent Pilate to Rome (36 a.d.) to answer the charges brought against him. Upon reaching Rome he found Tiberius dead and Caius upon the throne …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 229

Chapter XXIV.--Allegory.

… And while I was unable to sleep, I remembered a trick that I played upon him in Rome. It was this. From my boyhood I Clement was a lover of truth, and a seeker of …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 36

Chapter VII.--Arrival of Barnabas at Rome.

… a warning of future punishment is added.--R.] [537] [The narrative in the Homilies is fuller; the preacher at Rome is not named; Clement attempts to go to Judæa, is driven to Alexandria, and meets …

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Eusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 147

Chapter XI.--Clement of Alexandria.

… 38-70. [1517] sunaskoumenos [1518] Upon Clement of Rome and his relation to the apostles, see Bk. III. chap. 4, note 19. [1519] On Clement's Hypotyposes, see Bk. VI. chap. 13, note 3. The …

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The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More • SECTION 186

Chapter V.--The Adjuration Accepted.

… Amen. [894] [894] [Rufinus, in his preface to the Recognitions, makes no allusion to this letter.--R.] Epistle of Clement to James. ------------------------ Clement to James, the lord, [895] and the bishop of bishops, who rules …

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Cyril of Jerusalem & Gregory Nazianzen • SECTION 39

[843] John v. 37.

… Compare also Clement. Recogn. V. 20. [860] Juvenal Sat. xv. 7. Illic aeluros, hic piscem fluminis, illic Oppida tota canem venerantur, nemo Dianam. Possum et caepe nefas violare et frangere morsu. [861] Ps. civ. 15 …

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