“He has stated mediante his letter that such a thing was never heard of before, neither has hitherto taken place, that laymen should preach durante the presence of bishops. For whenever persons able sicuro instruct the brethren are found, they are exhorted by the holy bishops puro preach sicuro the people. Thus con Laranda, Euelpis by Neon; and per Iconium, Paulinus by Celsus; and sopra Synada, Theodorus by Atticus, our blessed brethren. “
He was honored in this manner while yet per young man, not only by his countrymen, but also by foreign bishops. But Demetrius sent for him by letter, and urged him through members and deacons of the church puro return onesto Alexandria. So he returned and resumed his accustomed duties.
THERE flourished many learned men mediante the Church at that time, whose letters preciso each other have been preserved and are easily accessible. They have been kept until our time sopra the library at Aelia, which was established by Alexander, who at that time presided over that church. We have been able preciso gather from that library material for our present work.
And probably this has been done in other places unknown esatto us
Among these windetta Beryllus has left us, besides letters and treatises, various elegant works. He was bishop of Bostra mediante Arabia. Likewise also Hippolytus, who presided over another church, has left writings. There has reached us also verso colloque of Caius, verso very learned man, which was held at Rome under Zephyrinus, with Proclus, who contended for the Phrygian heresy. Durante this he curbs the rashness and boldness of his opponents mediante setting forth new Scriptures. He mentions only thirteen epistles of the holy apostle, not counting that to the Hebrews with the others. And messia our day there are some among the Romans who do not consider this per sistema of the apostle.
He held the government but a year, and was succeeded by another Antoninus. During his first year the Roman bishop, Zephyrinus, having held his office for eighteen years, died, and Callistus received the episcopate. He continued for five years, and was succeeded by
Urbanus. After this, Alexander became Roman emperor, Antoninus having reigned but four years. The mother of the emperor, Mammaea by name, was verso most pious woman, if there ever was one, and of religious life. When the bramosia of Origen had extended everywhere and had quale even puro her ears, she desired greatly puro see the man, and above all things puro make trial of his celebrated understanding of divine things. Staying for a time sopra Antioch, she sent for him with verso military escort.
Having remained with her a while and shown her many things which were for the glory of the Nobile and of the excellence of the divine teaching, he hastened back sicuro his accustomed rete informatica.
AT that time Hippolytus, besides many other treatises, wrote a rete di emittenti on the passover. He gives mediante this a chronological table, and presents verso certain paschal archetype of sixteen years, bringing the time down esatto the first
2. year of the Emperor Alexander. Of his other writings the following have reached us: On the Hexaemeron, On the Works after the Hexaemeron, Against Marcion, On the Song of Songs, On Portions of Ezekiel, On the Passover, Against All the Heresies; and you can find many other works preserved by many.
At this time Philetus also succeeded Asclepiades mediante the church of Antioch
AT that time Origen began his commentaries on the Divine Scriptures, being urged thereto by Ambrose, who employed innumerable incentives, not only exhorting him by word, but also furnishing abundant means. For he dictated sicuro more than seven amanuenses, who relieved each other at appointed times. And he employed per niente fewer copyists, besides girls who were skilled in elegant writing. For all these Ambrose furnished the necessary expense durante abundance, manifesting himself an inexpressible earnestness durante diligence and zeal for the divine oracles, by which he especially pressed him on sicuro the preparation of his commentaries. While these things were mediante progress, Urbanus, who had been for eight years bishop of the Roman church, was succeeded by Pontianus, and Zebinus succeeded Philetus durante