Eusebius of Alexandria - Eusebius of Alexandria Eusebius of Alexandria, an author to whom are attributed certain extant homilies which enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing is known of the author. At all events, he was not a patriarch of Alexandria, as is affirmed in as early biography (MPG, lxxxvi. 1, pp. 297-310), written by one Johannes, a notary, and stating that Eusebius was called by Cyril to be his successor in the episcopate. The discourses belong probably to the fifth or sixth century, and possibly originated in Alexandria. They deal with the life of the Lord and with questions of ecclesiastical life and practise, which they resolve in a monastic-ascetic way. Their.
Eusebius - Eusebius Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. Eusebius of Alexandria - 6th century author of the Eastern Christian Church Eusebius of Angers - 11th century bishop Eusebius of Caesarea - "The" Eusebius: the famous historian of the Christian Church who lived in the 4th century. Eusebius of Nicomedia - 4th century bishop of Nicomedia St Eusebius of Vercelli - 4th century bishop of Vercelle, the present Vercelli This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix the link, so that it points to the appropriate page..
Eusebius of Caesarea - Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea (~275 - May 30, 339) (often called Eusebius Pamphili, "Eusebius [the friend of] Pamphilus") was a bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and is often referred to as the father of church history because of his work in recording the history of the early Christian church. He is also supposed to have found in the records of Edessa the letters purporting to be written back and forth by its king Abgar and Jesus Christ. His exact date and place of birth are unknown, and little is known of his youth. He became acquainted with the presbyter Dorotheus in Antioch and probably received exegetical instruction from him. In 296 he was in Palestine and saw Constantine who visited the country with Diocletian..
Dioscorus of Alexandria - Dioscorus of Alexandria Dioscorus (died c.454), was patriarch of Alexandria (444 - 451), receiving consecration, according to one report (Mansi, vii. 603), from two bishops only. It is difficult to harmonize the accounts of his character. Theodoret, whose testimony in his favor cannot be suspected, writes to Dioscorus, soon after Dioscurus' consecration, that the fame of his virtues, and particularly of his modesty and humility, was widely known (Ep. 60). He had served as Cyril's archdeacon. Liberatus says that he had never been married. On the other hand, after he had involved himself in the Monophysite heresy, he was accused of serious misconduct in the first years of his episcopate. The deacon Ischyrion, Cyril's nephew Athanasius, and one Sophronius all recounted his misconduct: misapropriation of money, associating.
Demetrius of Alexandria - Demetrius of Alexandria Demetrias was Patriarch of Alexandria (189 - 232). Sextus Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of Demetrius, places his accession as eleventh bishop after Mark in the tenth year of Commodus; Eusebius' statement that it tenth of Severus (Historia Ecclesiastica, VI, 2) is a mistake. The Catholic Encyclopedia states, "Demetrius is the first Alexandrian bishop of whom anything is known." While Jerome claimed that Demetrius sent Pantaenus on a mission to India, it is likely that Clement had succeeded Pantaenus as the head of the Catechetical School before the accession of Demetrius. When Clement retired (c. 203), Demetrius appointed Origen, who was in his eighteenth year, as Clement's successor. While Demetrius was a scholar in his own right, taking part in the.
Ambrose of Alexandria - Ambrose of Alexandria Ambrose of Alexandria (died about 250 AD) was a friend of Origen. Attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, he visited his school about 212, and was converted by Origen from the Valentinian heresy to the orthodox faith (Eusebius, Church History, VI. xviii. 1). He was a sufferer during the persecution under Maximinus Thrax in 235 (Eusebius, Church History, VI. xxviii.), and is last mentioned in Origen's Contra Celsum, which the latter wrote at the solicitation of Ambrose. He was wealthy and provided his teacher with books for his studies and secretaries to lighten the labor of composition (Eusbius, Church History, VI. xxiii. 1-2; Jerome, De vir. ill., lvi.). Origen often speaks of him in terms of affection as a man of education and.
Clement of Alexandria - Clement of Alexandria Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. He was born about the middle of the 2nd century, and died between 211 and 216. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 His Life 2 His Literary Work 3 His Significance for the Church His Life He was not born in Egypt (Stromata, i. 1). Athens is named as his birthplace by Epiphanius, and this is supported by the classical quality of his Greek. His parents seem to have been wealthy pagans of some social standing. The thoroughness of his education is shown by his constant quotation of the Greek poets and philosophers. He travelled in Greece,.
Peter of Alexandria - Peter of Alexandria Peter of Alexandria was a Patriarch of Alexandria (300 - 311). He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church. The Coptic church believes that Peter was given by his parents to patriarch Theonas to be brought up as a priest, as had Samuel in the Old Testament. He rose through the orders, first becoming a reader, then a deacon, then a priest. On his death bed, Theonas advised the church leaders to choose Peter as his successor, which they did. Eusebius states he was patriarch for 13 years (Historia Ecclesiatica VII.32). The years in which Peter fell during the most terrible persecution Christianity was subjected to, that of Roman Emperor Diocletian, which.
Jerome - 340 - September 30, 420), (full name Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church. He is recognized by the Vatican as a Doctor of the Church. He was born at Stridon, on the border between Pannonia and Dalmatia, in the second quarter of the fourth century, and died near Bethlehem Sept. 30, 420. Jerome is a name shared across the European languages in remarkably unintuitive forms: Hieronymus (Latin) = Jerome (English, and with diacritical marks, French) = Girolamo (Italian) = Geronimo (Spanish) Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Life 2 Writings 2.1 Translations 2.2 Historical Writings 2.3 Letters 2.4 Theological Writings 3 Theological Position Life Jerome.
Justin Martyr - is found in the Oratio ad Graecos by Tatian, who calls him "the most admirable Justin," quotes a saying of his, and says that the Cynic Crescens laid snares for him. Irenaeus (Haer. I., xxviii. 1) speaks of his martyrdom, and of Tatian as his disciple; he quotes him twice (IV., vi. 2, V., xxvi. 2), and shows his influence in other places. Tertullian, in his Adversus Valentinianos, calls him a philosopher and martyr, and the earliest antagonist of heretics. Hippolytus and Methodius also mention or quote him. Eusebius of Caesarea deals with him at some length (Church History, iv. 18), and names the following works: The Apology addressed to Antoninus Pius, his sons, and the senate; a second Apology addressed to Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus; the Discourse to the.
Hierocles - Hierocles Hierocles, proconsul of Bithynia and Alexandria, lived during the reign of Diocletian (AD 284-305). He is said to have been the instigator of the fierce persecution of the Christians under Galerius in 303. He was the author of a work (not extant) in two books, in which he endeavoured to persuade the Christians that their sacred books were full of contradictions, and that in moral influence and miraculous power Christ was inferior to Apollonius of Tyana. Our knowledge of this treatise is derived from Lactantius (Instit. div. v. 2) and Eusebius, who wrote a refutation..
George Syncellus - is continually interrupted by long tables of dates, so markedly that Krumbacher described it as being "rather a great historical list [Geschichtstabelle] with added explanations, than a universal history." George reveals himself as a staunch upholder of orthodoxy, and quotes Greek Fathers such as Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom. But in spite of its religious bias and dry and uninteresting character, the fragments of ancient writers and apocryphal books preserved in it make it especially valuable. For instance, considerable portions of the original text of the Chronicle of Eusebius have been restored by the aid of George's work. His chief authorities were Annianus of Alexandria (5th century AD) and Panodorus (an Egyptian monk who wrote around AD 400), through whom George acquired much of his knowledge of the history of Manetho;.
First Council of Nicaea - the State was effected, vesting the deliberations of this body with imperial power. Earlier synods had been contented with protection against heretical doctrines; but the Council of Nice is characterized by the further step from a defensive position to positive decisions and minutely elaborated articles of faith. In the Arian controversy lay a great obstacle to the realization of Constantine's idea of a universal empire which was to be attained by aid of uniformity of divine worship. Accordingly for the summer of 325 the bishops of all provinces were summoned to the first ecumenical council at Nicaea in Bithynia, a place easily accessible to the majority of the bishops, especially those of Asia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Greece, and Thrace. The number of members can not be accurately stated; Athanasius counted 318,.
Flavian of Constantinople - effect, and beyond measure grieved, sent a private message to Pulcheria, who divined the scheme, and to avoid a struggle retired to Hebdomum, where for a time she led a private life (Theophanes, Chronicle). Previously Flavian which deposed Eutyches in 448, but in the following year he was deposed by the council of Ephesus (the "Robber Synod"), which reinstated Eutyches in his office. Flavian presided at a council of 40 bishops at Constantinople on November 8 448, to compose a difference between the metropolitan bishop of Sardis and two bishops of his province. Eusebius, bishop of Dorylaeum, presented his indictment against Eutyches. The speech of Flavian remains, concluding with this appeal to the bishop of Dorylaeum: "Let your reverence condescend to visit him and argue with him about the true faith,.
Edessa - Christus und Apostelbilder (Freiburg, 1902), and Dobschütz, Christusbilder (Leipzig, 1899). In 1031 Edessa was given up to the Byzantines by its Arab governor. It was retaken by the Arabs, and then successivelly held by the Greeks, the Seljuk Turks (1087), the Crusaders (1099), who established there the County of Edessa and kept the city until 1144, when it was again captured by the Turk Zengui, and most of its inhabitants were slaughtered together with the Latin archbishop. These events are known to us chiefly through the Armenian historian Matthew, who had been born at Edessa. Since the twelfth century, the city has successively belonged to the Sultans of Aleppo, the Mongols, the Mameluks, and from 1517 to 1918 to the Ottoman Empire. Christianity The exact date of the introduction of Christianity.
Epistle of James - the apostle James, because he died too early. Specifically, James must have been killed before 44, but the Epistle of James seems to be written in order to clear up misconceptions about Paul's teaching on justification by faith in the 50s. Many modern, critical scholars consider the epistle to be pseudepigraphical and so the author could have been anyone, but they generally agree that "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" was intended to refer to James the Just. Date and Place of Composition If written by James the Just, the place and time of the writing of the epistle would be Jerusalem, where James was residing, before his martyrdom in 62. If pseudepigraphical, then any time from 50 to 200, since it was first definitely quoted.
Epistle of Barnabas - Hilgenfeld used it for his edition in 1877. Besides this there is a very old Latin version (now in the imperial library at St. Petersburg), in which, however, chapters 18-21 are wanting. Toward the end of the second century the epistle was in great esteem in Alexandria, as the citations of Clement of Alexandria prove. It is also appealed to by Origen. Eusebius, however, objected to it and ultimately the epistle disappeared from the appendix to the New Testament, or rather the appendix disappeared with the epistle. In the West the epistle never enjoyed canonical authority (though it stands beside the epistle of James in the Latin manuscripts). The first editor of the epistle, Menardus (1645) advocated its genuineness, but the opinion to-day is that Barnabas was not the author. Many.
Eutyches - first came into notice in AD 431 at the council of Ephesus, where, as a zealous adherent of Cyril of Alexandria, he vehemently opposed the doctrine of the Nestorians. He was accused of teaching that the divine nature was not incarnated in but only attendant on Jesus, being superadded to his human nature after the latter was completely formed. In opposition to this Eutyches went so far as to affirm that after the union of the two natures, the human and the divine, Christ had only one nature, that of the incarnate Word, and that therefore His human body was essentially different from other human bodies. In this he went beyond Cyril and the Alexandrine school generally, who, although they expressed the unity of the two natures in Christ so as.
Dionysius Exiguus - part of Dionysius tables covered the last 19 years of the running 95-year period, and had the years labeled according to the era of the accession of Roman Emperor Diocletian (August 28, September 29, or November 17, 284 - sources disagree on the exact date), as had been the custom since the First Council of Nicaea (325); this table continued up to the year 247. As Dionysius explained to Petronius, he did not wish to continue the memory of a tyrant who persecuted Christians, and instead he proposed to number years from the incarnation of Jesus Christ, starting his new 95-year table with the year 532 . Since the 2nd century some bishoprics in the East of the Roman Empire counted years from the birth of Christ, but there was no.
Didache - is Didache kyriou dia ton dodeka apostolon ethesin, but before this it gives the heading Didache ton dodeka apostolon. The old Latin translation of chapters 1 through 5, found by Dr. J. Schlecht in 1900, has the longer title, omitting "twelve", and has a rubric De doctrina Apostolorum. The Didache is mentioned by Eusebius after the books recognized as canonical (Historia Ecclesiastica III, 25): "Let there be placed among the spurious works the Acts of Paul, the so-called Shepherd and the Apocalypse of Peter, and besides these the Epistle of Barnabas, and what are called the Teachings of the Apostles, and also the The Apocalypse of John, if this be thought proper; for as I wrote before, some reject it, and others place it in the canon." Athanasius and Rufinus also.
