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| Cerdon becomes the Third Ruler of the Church of Alexandria.
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Chapter
XXI.—Cerdon becomes the Third Ruler of
the Church of Alexandria.
1. After Nerva had reigned a little more than a year732
| 732 From Sept. 18, 96, to Jan. 27, 98 a.d. | he was succeeded by Trajan. It was
during the first year of his reign that Abilius,733
| 733 On Abilius, see chap. 14, note 2, above. | who had ruled the church of Alexandria
for thirteen years, was succeeded by Cerdon.734
| 734 According to the legendary Acts of St. Mark, Cerdo was one
of the presbyters ordained by Mark. According to Eusebius (H. E.
IV. I and Chron.) he held office until the twelfth year of
Trajan. |
2. He was the third that
presided over that church after Annianus,735
| 735 On
Annianus, see Bk. II. chap. 24, note 2. |
who was the first. At that time Clement still ruled the church of Rome,
being also the third that held the episcopate there after Paul and
Peter.
3. Linus was the first, and
after him came Anencletus.736
| 736 On
the order of succession of the early Roman bishops, see above, chap. 2,
note 1. Paul and Peter are here placed together by Eusebius, as
co-bishops of Rome. Compare the association of the two apostles by
Caius, and by Dionysius of Corinth (quoted by Eusebius, in Bk. II.
chap. 25). | E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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