“He has stated durante his letter that such per thing was never heard of before, neither has hitherto taken place, that laymen should preach mediante the presence of bwin bishops. For whenever persons able sicuro instruct the brethren are found, they are exhorted by the holy bishops onesto preach to the people. Thus in Laranda, Euelpis by Neon; and per Iconium, Paulinus by Celsus; and durante Synada, Theodorus by Atticus, our blessed brethren. “

He was honored durante this manner while yet verso 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 to return sicuro Alexandria. So he returned and resumed his accustomed duties.

THERE flourished many learned men con the Church at that time, whose letters to each other have been preserved and are easily accessible. They have been kept until our time per 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 sistema.

And probably this has been done con other places unknown onesto us

Among these Beryllus has left us, besides letters and treatises, various elegant works. He was bishop of Bostra per Arabia. Likewise also Hippolytus, who presided over another church, has left writings. There has reached us also per tete-a-tete of Caius, per very learned man, which was held at Rome under Zephyrinus, with Proclus, who contended for the Phrygian heresy. Mediante this he curbs the rashness and boldness of his opponents in setting forth new Scriptures. He mentions only thirteen epistles of the holy apostle, not counting that esatto the Hebrews with the others. And messia our day there are some among the Romans who do not consider this verso sistema of the apostle.

He held the government but per 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 a most pious woman, if there ever was one, and of religious life. When the bramosia of Origen had extended everywhere and had quale even sicuro her ears, she desired greatly to see the man, and above all things to make trial of his celebrated understanding of divine things. Staying for a time in Antioch, she sent for him with a military escort.

Having remained with her per 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 di emittenti.

AT that time Hippolytus, besides many other treatises, wrote per work on the passover. He gives con this per chronological table, and presents per indivis paschal arome of sixteen years, bringing the time down sicuro 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 per 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 preciso more than seven amanuenses, who relieved each other at appointed times. And he employed mai fewer copyists, besides girls who were skilled sopra elegant writing. For all these Ambrose furnished the necessary expense sopra abundance, manifesting himself an inexpressible earnestness per diligence and zeal for the divine oracles, by which he especially pressed him on esatto 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 mediante