Chapter
XXXIX.—Of Theodorus, bishop of
Mopsuestia.
When the divine Theodorus was ruling the church of Antioch, Theodorus,
bishop of Mopsuestia, a doctor of the whole church and successful
combatant against every heretical phalanx, ended this life. He had
enjoyed the teaching of the great Diodorus, and was the friend and
fellow-worker of the holy John, for they both together benefited by the
spiritual draughts given by Diodorus. Six-and-thirty years he had spent
in his bishopric, fighting against the forces of Arius and Eunomius,
struggling against the piratical band of Apollinarius, and finding the
best pasture for God’s sheep.957
His brother
Polychronius958
| 958 The
evidence is in favour of distinguishing this Polychronius from the monk
described in the Religious History. |
was the excellent bishop of Apamea,
a man gifted with great eloquence and of illustrious
character.
I shall now make an end of my
history, and shall entreat those who meet with it to requite my labour
with their prayers. The narrative now embraces a period of 105 years,
beginning from the Arian madness and ending with the death of the
admirable Theodorus and Theodotus.959
| 959 “The date of the death of Theodotus is fixed for a.d. 429 by a passage of Theodoret’s letter to
Dioscorus, where, when speaking of his having taught for six years
under him at Antioch, he refers to his blessed and holy memory,
combined with one in his history, stating that the death of Theodore of
Mopsuestia took place in the episcopate of Theodotus.” Dict.
Christ. Biog. iv. 983.
The last event referred
to by Theodoretus seems to be the accession of Isdigirdes II. in 440.
Vide pp. 155, 156. |
I will give a
list of the bishops of great cities after the persecution.
List of the bishops of great
cities.
Of Rome:—
Miltiades.............................................................................................
[Melchiades. 311–314]
Silvester..................................................................................................................
[314–335]
Julius................................................................................
[337–352. Mark Jan. to Oct., 336]
Liberius...................................................................................................................
[352–366]
Damasus.................................................................................................................
[366–384]
Siricius....................................................................................................................
[384–398]
Anastasius...............................................................................................................
[398–401]
Innocentius..............................................................................................................
[402–417]
Bonifacius..........................................................................................................
960
[418–422]
Zosimus..................................................................................................................
[417–418]
Cælestinus..............................................................................................................
[422–432]
Of Antioch:—
Vitalius
(Orthodox).................................................................................................
[312–318]
Philogonius
(Orthodox)...........................................................................................
[318–323]
Eustathius
(Orthodox)........................................................................................
961
| 961 Paulinus I. intervenes, 321–325. |
[325–328]
Eulalius
(Arians)................................................................................................
962
| 962 Paulinus II., 328–329, intervenes. |
[328–330]
Euphronius
(Arians).........................................................................................
963
| 963 On
the difficulty of the Paulini, cf. Dict. of Christ. Biog. iv. 232 and
ii. 322. |
[330–332]
Placidus
(Arians).....................................................................................................
[332–342]
Stephanus
(Arians)..................................................................................................
[342–348]
Leontius
(Arians).....................................................................................................
[348–357]
Eudoxius
(Arians)....................................................................................................
[357–359]
Meletius
(Orthodox).......................................................................................
[360 (died) 381]
Flavianus
(Orthodox)..............................................................................................
[381–404]
Porphyrius
(Orthodox)............................................................................................
[404–413]
Alexander
(Orthodox).............................................................................................
[413–419]
Theodotus
(Orthodox)............................................................................................
[419–429]
Paulinus III.
(Eustathians)........................................................................................
[362–388]
Evagrius
(Eustathians).................................................................................................
[388– ]
Of Alexandria:—
Peter.......................................................................................................................
[301–312]
Achillas...................................................................................................................
[312–313]
Alexander...............................................................................................................
[313–326]
Athanasius..............................................................................................................
[326–341]
Gregory
(Arian)......................................................................................................
[341–347]
Athanasius..............................................................................................................
[347–356]
George
(heretic)......................................................................................................
[356–362]
Athanasius..............................................................................................................
[363–373]
Peter (disciple of
Athanasius)...................................................................................
[373–373]
Lucius
(Arian).........................................................................................................
[373–377]
Peter.......................................................................................................................
[377–378]
Timothy..................................................................................................................
[378–385]
Theophilus..............................................................................................................
[385–412]
Cyril.......................................................................................................................
[412–444]
Of Jerusalem:—
Macarius.................................................................................................................
[324–336]
Maximus.................................................................................................................
[336–350]
Cyril.......................................................................................................................
[350–388]
John........................................................................................................................
[388–416]
Praylius...................................................................................................................
[416–425]
Juvenalius................................................................................................................
[425–458]
Of Constantinopole:
Alexander...............................................................................................................
[326–340]
Eusebius of Nicomedia
(Arian)................................................................................
[340–342]
Paul the
Confessor..................................................................................................
[342–342]
Macedonius the enemy of the Holy
Ghost................................................................
[342–360]
The impious
Eudoxius..............................................................................................
[360–370]
Demophilus of Berœa in
Thrace
(heretic).....................................................................
[370– ]
Gregory of
Nazianzus.......................................................................................
964
| 964 Evagrius intervenes 370. |
[380–381]
Nectarius................................................................................................................
[381–398]
John
Chrysostom....................................................................................................
[398–404]
Arsacius..................................................................................................................
[404–406]
Atticus....................................................................................................................
[406–426]
Sissinnius................................................................................................................
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