«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 bishops. For whenever persons able onesto instruct the brethren are found, they are exhorted by the holy bishops onesto preach to the people. Thus per Laranda, Euelpis by Neon; and per Iconium, Paulinus by Celsus; and con 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 durante the Church at that time, whose letters sicuro each other have been preserved and are easily accessible. They have been kept until our time in 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 rete informatica.

And probably this has been done sopra other places unknown esatto us

Among these 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 dialogue 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 preciso the Hebrews with the others. And salvatore our day there are some among the Romans who do not consider this verso sistema of the apostle.

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

Having remained with her a 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 rete informatica.

AT that time Hippolytus, besides many other treatises, wrote per rete di emittenti on the passover. He gives sopra this verso chronological table, and presents a indivisible paschal archetype of sixteen years, bringing the time down onesto 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 to more than seven amanuenses, who relieved each other at appointed times. And he employed mai fewer copyists, besides girls who were skilled durante elegant writing. For all these Ambrose furnished the necessary expense con abundance, manifesting himself an inexpressible earnestness sopra 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 mediante