Ecclesiastical History, Book V

Book V

• Ecclesiastical History V.1 — Of the piety of the emperor Gratianus. How the Lord God is long suffering towards those who rage against him, and chastises those who abuse his patience, is plainly taught by the acts and by the fate of Valens. For…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.2 — Of the return of the bishops. The emperor at once gave plain indications of his adherence to true religion, and offered the first fruits of his kingdom to the Lord of all, by publishing an edict commanding the exiled…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.3 — Of the dissension caused by Paulinus; of the innovation by Apollinarius of Laodicea, and of the philosophy of Meletius. Chapter III.—Of the dissension caused by Paulinus; of the innovation by Apollinarius of…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.4 — Of Eusebius Bishop of Samosata. Apollinarius after thus failing to get the government of the churches, continued, for the future, openly to preach his new fangled doctrine, and constituted himself leader of the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.5 — Of the campaign of Theodosius. Now at this time Theodosius, on account alike of the splendour of his ancestry, and of his own courage, was a man of high repute. For this reason being from time to time stricken by the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.6 — Of the reign of Theodosius and of his dream. The great general remained, and then saw a wonderful vision clearly shewn him by the very God of the universe himself. In it he seemed to see the divine Meletius, chief of…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.7 — Of famous leaders of the Arian faction. The Eastern section of the empire had received the infection from many quarters. Arius, a presbyter of Alexandria in Egypt, there begat the blasphemy. Eusebius, Patrophilus,…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.8 — The council assembled at Constantinople. At this time the recent feeder of the flock at Nazianzus was living at Constantinople, continually withstanding the blasphemies of the Arians, watering the holy people with…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.9 — Synodical letter from the council at Constantinople. “To the right honourable lords our right reverend brethren and colleagues Damasus, Ambrosius, Britton, Valerianus, Ascholius, Anemius, Basilius and the rest of the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.10 — Synodical letter of Damasus bishop of Rome against Apollinarius and Timotheus. When the most praiseworthy Damasus had heard of the rise of this heresy, he proclaimed the condemnation not only of Apollinarius but also…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.11 — A confession of the Catholic faith which Pope Damasus sent to Bishop Paulinus in Macedonia when he was at Thessalonica. Chapter XI.—A confession of the Catholic faith which Pope Damasus sent to Bishop Paulinus in…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.12 — Of the death of Gratianus and the sovereignty of Maximus. Gratianus in the midst of his successes in war and wise and prudent government ended his life by conspiracy. He left no sons to inherit the empire, and a…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.13 — Of Justina, the wife of Valentinianus, and of her plot against Ambrosius. At this time Justina, wife of Valentinianus the great, and mother of the young prince, made known to her son the seeds of the Arian teaching…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.14 — Of the information given by Maximus the tyrant to Valentinianus. After a considerable time Maximus was informed of the attacks which were being made upon the loud-voiced herald of the truth, and he sent dispatches to…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.15 — Of the Letter written by the Emperor Theodosius concerning the same. When the illustrious emperor Theodosius had heard of the emperor’s doings and what the tyrant Maximus had written to him he wrote to the fugitive…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.16 — Of Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium. On the emperor’s return the admirable Amphilochius, whom I have often mentioned, came to beg that the Arian congregations might be expelled from the cities. The emperor thought the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.17 — Of the massacre of Thessalonica; the boldness of Bishop Ambrosius, and the piety of the Emperor. Chapter XVII.—Of the massacre of Thessalonica; the boldness of Bishop Ambrosius, and the piety of the Emperor.…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.18 — Of the Empress Placilla. Yet other opportunities of improvement lay within the emperor’s reach, for his wife used constantly to put him in mind of the divine laws in which she had first carefully educated herself. In…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.19 — Of the sedition of Antioch. In consequence of his continual wars the emperor was compelled to impose heavy taxes on the cities of the empire. The city of Antioch refused to put up with the new tax, and when the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.20 — Of the destruction of the temples all over the Empire. Now the right faithful emperor diverted his energies to resisting paganism, and published edicts in which he ordered the shrines of the idols to be destroyed.…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.21 — Of Marcellus, bishop of Apamea, and the idols' temples destroyed by him. The first of the bishops to put the edict in force and destroy the shrines in the city committed to his care was Marcellus, trusting rather in…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.22 — Of Theophilus, bishop of Alexandria, and what happened at the demolition of the idols in that city. Chapter XXII.—Of Theophilus, bishop of Alexandria, and what happened at the demolition of the idols in that city.…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.23 — Of Flavianus bishop of Antioch and of the sedition which arose in the western Church on account of Paulinus. Chapter XXIII.—Of Flavianus bishop of Antioch and of the sedition which arose in the western Church on…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.24 — Of the tyranny of Eugenius and the victory won through faith by the Emperor Theodosius. Chapter XXIV.—Of the tyranny of Eugenius and the victory won through faith by the Emperor Theodosius. In this manner the peace…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.25 — Of the death of the Emperor Theodosius. After this victory Theodosius fell sick and divided his empire between his sons, assigning to the elder the sovereignty which he had wielded himself and to the younger the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.26 — Of Honorius the emperor and Telemachus the monk. Honorius, who inherited the empire of Europe, put a stop to the gladiatorial combats which had long been held at Rome. The occasion of his doing so arose from the…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.27 — Of the piety of the emperor Arcadius and the ordination of John Chrysostom. On the death at Constantinople of Nectarius, bishop of that see, Arcadius, who had succeeded to the Eastern empire, summoned John, the great…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.28 — Of John's boldness for God. When the great John had received the tiller of the Church, he boldly convicted certain wrong doers, made seasonable exhortations to the emperor and empress, and admonished the clergy to…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.29 — Of the idol temples which were destroyed by John in Phœnicia. On receiving information that Phœnicia was still suffering from the madness of the demons’ rites, John got together certain monks who were fired with…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.30 — Of the church of the Goths. It was perceived by John that the Scythians were involved in the Arian net; he therefore devised counter contrivances and discovered a means of winning them over. Appointing presbyters and…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.31 — Of his care for the Scythians and his zeal against the Marcionists. On learning that some of the Nomads encamped along the Danube were thirsty for salvation, but had none to bring them the stream, John sought out men…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.32 — Of the demand made by Gainas and of John Chrysostom's reply. One Gainas, a Scythian, but still more barbarous in character, and of cruel and violent disposition, was at that time a military commander. He had under…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.33 — Of the ambassage of Chrysostom to Gainas. Then when every one else was passed over because of the universal panic, this great chief was persuaded to undertake the ambassage. He took no heed of the dispute which has…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.34 — Of the events which happened on account of Chrysostom. At this part of my history I know not what sentiments to entertain; wishful as I am to relate the wrong inflicted on Chrysostom, I yet regard in other respects…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.35 — Of Alexander, bishop of Antioch. At this time the see of Alexandria was held by Cyril, brother’s son to Theophilus whom he succeeded; at the same time Jerusalem was occupied by John in succession to Cyril whom we…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.36 — Of the removal of the remains of John and of the faith of Theodosius and his sisters. Chapter XXXVI.—Of the removal of the remains of John and of the faith of Theodosius and his sisters. At a later time the actual…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.37 — Of Theodotus bishop of Antioch. Theodosius restored the relics of the great luminary of the world to the city which deeply regretted his loss. These events however happened later. Innocent the excellent bishop of…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.38 — Of the persecutions in Persia and of them that were martyred there. At this time Isdigirdes, King of the Persians, began to wage war against the churches and the circumstances which caused him so to do were as…vatican.va
• Ecclesiastical History V.39 — 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,…vatican.va