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| Bishops from all the Provinces attended the Dedication of the Church at Jerusalem.
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Chapter XLIII.—Bishops from all the Provinces attended the
Dedication of the Church at Jerusalem.
No sooner had these injunctions been carried into effect, than
another emissary arrived with despatches from the emperor, and an
urgent admonition to the Council to hasten their journey to Jerusalem
without delay.3340
| 3340 Compare Hefele, 2. 26–7. | Accordingly
they all took their departure from the province of Phœnicia, and
proceeded to their destination, availing themselves of the public means
of transport. Thus Jerusalem became the gathering point for
distinguished prelates from every province, and the whole city was
thronged by a vast assemblage of the servants of God. The Macedonians
had sent the bishop of their metropolis;3341
| 3341 [Alexander, bishop of Thessalonica. By the Pannonian and
Mœsian bishops are meant Ursacius and Valens, leaders of the Arian
party; by the Bithynian and Thracian, Theogonius of Nicæa, and
Theodorus of Perinthus (Valesius).—Bag.] | the Pannonians and Mœsians the
fairest of God’s youthful flock among them. A holy prelate from
Persia too was there, deeply versed in the sacred oracles; while
Bithynian and Thracian bishops graced the Council with their presence;
nor were the most illustrious from Cilicia wanting, nor the chief of
the Cappadocians, distinguished above all for learning and eloquence.
In short, the whole of Syria and Mesopotamia, Phœnicia and Arabia,
Palestine, Egypt, and Libya, with the dwellers in the Thebaid, all
contributed to swell the mighty concourse of God’s ministers,
followed as they were by vast numbers from every province. They were
attended by an imperial escort,3342
and
officers of trust had also been sent from the palace itself, with
instructions to heighten the splendor of the festival at the
emperor’s expense.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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