Church History, Book V

Book V

• Church History V.1 — The Number of those who fought for Religion in Gaul Under Verus and the Nature of their Conflicts. Chapter I.—The Number of those who fought for Religion in Gaul Under Verus and the Nature of their Conflicts. 1. The…vatican.va
• Church History V.2 — The Martyrs, beloved of God, kindly ministered unto those who fell in the Persecution. Chapter II.—The Martyrs, beloved of God, kindly ministered unto those who fell in the Persecution. 1. Such things happened to the…vatican.va
• Church History V.3 — The Vision which appeared in a Dream to the Witness Attalus. 1. The same letter of the above-mentioned witnesses contains another account worthy of remembrance. No one will object to our bringing it to the knowledge…vatican.va
• Church History V.4 — Irenæus commended by the Witnesses in a Letter. 1. The same witnesses also recommended Irenæus, who was already at that time a presbyter of the parish of Lyons, to the above-mentioned bishop of Rome, saying many…vatican.va
• Church History V.5 — God sent Rain from Heaven for Marcus Aurelius Cæsar in Answer to the Prayers of our People. Chapter V.—God sent Rain from Heaven for Marcus Aurelius Cæsar in Answer to the Prayers of our People. 1. It is reported…vatican.va
• Church History V.6 — Catalogue of the Bishops of Rome. 1. “The blessed apostles having founded and established the church, entrusted the office of the episcopate to Linus. Paul speaks of this Linus in his Epistles to Timothy. 2.…vatican.va
• Church History V.7 — Even down to those Times Miracles were performed by the Faithful. 1. These things Irenæus, in agreement with the accounts already given by us, records in the work which comprises five books, and to which he gave the…vatican.va
• Church History V.8 — The Statements of Irenæus in regard to the Divine Scriptures. 1. Since, in the beginning of this work, we promised to give, when needful, the words of the ancient presbyters and writers of the Church, in which they…vatican.va
• Church History V.9 — The Bishops under Commodus. 1. After Antoninus had been emperor for nineteen years, Commodus received the government. In his first year Julian became bishop of the Alexandrian churches, after Agrippinus had held the…vatican.va
• Church History V.10 — Pantænus the Philosopher. 1. About that time, Pantænus, a man highly distinguished for his learning, had charge of the school of the faithful in Alexandria. A school of sacred learning, which continues to our day,…vatican.va
• Church History V.11 — Clement of Alexandria. 1. At this time Clement, being trained with him in the divine Scriptures at Alexandria, became well known. He had the same name as the one who anciently was at the head of the Roman church, and…vatican.va
• Church History V.12 — The Bishops in Jerusalem. 1. At this time Narcissus was the bishop of the church at Jerusalem, and he is celebrated by many to this day. He was the fifteenth in succession from the siege of the Jews under Adrian. We…vatican.va
• Church History V.13 — Rhodo and his Account of the Dissension of Marcion. 1. At this time Rhodo, a native of Asia, who had been instructed, as he himself states, by Tatian, with whom we have already become acquainted, having written…vatican.va
• Church History V.14 — The False Prophets of the Phrygians. The enemy of God’s Church, who is emphatically a hater of good and a lover of evil, and leaves untried no manner of craft against men, was again active in causing strange heresies…vatican.va
• Church History V.15 — The Schism of Blastus at Rome. Others, of whom Florinus was chief, flourished at Rome. He fell from the presbyterate of the Church, and Blastus was involved in a similar fall. They also drew away many of the Church…vatican.va
• Church History V.16 — The Circumstances related of Montanus and his False Prophets. 1. Against the so-called Phrygian heresy, the power which always contends for the truth raised up a strong and invincible weapon, Apolinarius of…vatican.va
• Church History V.17 — Miltiades and His Works. 1. In this work he mentions a writer, Miltiades, stating that he also wrote a certain book against the above-mentioned heresy. After quoting some of their words, he adds: “Having found these…vatican.va
• Church History V.18 — The Manner in which Apollonius refuted the Phrygians, and the Persons whom he Mentions. Chapter XVIII.—The Manner in which Apollonius refuted the Phrygians, and the Personswhom he Mentions. 1. As the so-called…vatican.va
• Church History V.19 — Serapion on the Heresy of the Phrygians. 1. Serapion, who, as report says, succeeded Maximinus at that time as bishop of the church of Antioch, mentions the works of Apolinarius against the above-mentioned heresy.…vatican.va
• Church History V.20 — The Writings of Irenæus against the Schismatics at Rome. 1. Irenæus wrote several letters against those who were disturbing the sound ordinance of the Church at Rome. One of them was to Blastus On Schism; another to…vatican.va
• Church History V.21 — How Appolonius suffered Martyrdom at Rome. 1. About the same time, in the reign of Commodus, our condition became more favorable, and through the grace of God the churches throughout the entire world enjoyed peace,…vatican.va
• Church History V.22 — The Bishops that were well known at this Time. In the tenth year of the reign of Commodus, Victor succeeded Eleutherus, the latter having held the episcopate for thirteen years. In the same year, after Julian had…vatican.va
• Church History V.23 — The Question then agitated concerning the Passover. 1. A question of no small importance arose at that time. For the parishes of all Asia, as from an older tradition, held that the fourteenth day of the moon, on…vatican.va
• Church History V.24 — The Disagreement in Asia. 1. But the bishops of Asia, led by Polycrates, decided to hold to the old custom handed down to them. He himself, in a letter which he addressed to Victor and the church of Rome, set forth…vatican.va
• Church History V.25 — How All came to an Agreement respecting the Passover. 1. Those in Palestine whom we have recently mentioned, Narcissus and Theophilus, and with them Cassius, bishop of the church of Tyre, and Clarus of the church of…vatican.va
• Church History V.26 — The Elegant Works of Irenæus which have come down to us. Besides the works and letters of Irenæus which we have mentioned, a certain book of his On Knowledge, written against the Greeks, very concise and remarkably…vatican.va
• Church History V.27 — The Works of Others that flourished at that Time. Numerous memorials of the faithful zeal of the ancient ecclesiastical men of that time are still preserved by many. Of these we would note particularly the writings…vatican.va
• Church History V.28 — Those who first advanced the Heresy of Artemon; their Manner of Life, and how they dared to corrupt the Sacred Scriptures. Chapter XXVIII.—Those who first advanced the Heresy of Artemon; their Manner of Life, and how…vatican.va