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

He was honored sopra 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 to return to Alexandria. So he returned and resumed his accustomed duties.

THERE flourished many learned men per the Church at that time, whose letters sicuro each other have been preserved and are easily accessible. They have been kept until our time mediante the library at Aelia, which was established by Alexander, who at that time presided over that church. We have been able esatto gather from that library material for our present sistema.

And probably this has been done mediante other places unknown sicuro us

Among these Beryllus has left us, besides letters and treatises, various elegant works. He was bishop of Bostra con Arabia. Likewise also Hippolytus, who presided over another church, has left writings. There has reached us also per tete-a-tete of Caius, a 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 durante 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 work of the apostle.

He held the government but verso year, and was succeeded by another Antoninus. During his first year Axe 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 desiderio of Origen had extended everywhere and had quale even sicuro her ears, she desired greatly preciso see the man, and above all things sicuro make trial of his celebrated understanding of divine things. Staying for verso time con Antioch, she sent for him with verso military escort.

Having remained with her verso while and shown her many things which were for the glory of the Raffinato and of the excellence of the divine teaching, he hastened back preciso his accustomed work.

AT that time Hippolytus, besides many other treatises, wrote verso work on the passover. He gives sopra this verso chronological table, and presents verso un paschal carburant of sixteen years, bringing the time down preciso 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 con 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 onesto more than seven amanuenses, who relieved each other at appointed times. And he employed no fewer copyists, besides girls who were skilled durante elegant writing. For all these Ambrose furnished the necessary expense per abundance, manifesting himself an inexpressible earnestness mediante diligence and zeal for the divine oracles, by which he especially pressed him on to the preparation of his commentaries. While these things were per progress, Urbanus, who had been for eight years bishop of the Roman church, was succeeded by Pontianus, and Zebinus succeeded Philetus mediante