refuses to attend church on Christmas Day until the archbishop has cleared himself, 329;

the patriarch’s case pleaded before him, 330, 331;

orders Chrysostom to be removed from the church to his palace, 332;

his alarm, 332;

sends for Acacius and Antiochus, 332;

turns a deaf ear to the entreaty of the forty bishops, 333;

permits a concourse of Christians at Pempton to be dispersed, 337.

Archelaus invited Socrates to court, 76.

Arian controversy, the, 17-22.

Arianism, at Antioch, 109, 110;

• Chrysostom’s homilies against, 110-117.

Arians, the, 50;

• their danger to Christianity, 109;
• forbidden by Theodosius to hold assemblies, 142;
• stronghold of, at Constantinople, in the time of Gregory of Nazianzus, 235;
• molest the peace in Chrysostom’s time, 236.

Aristides, resistance of, to ambition, 95.

Arius, probably instructed by Lucian, 109;

• his Thalia, 236.

Arsacius elevated to the see of Constantinople, 344;

• his character, 344;
• persecution of the Johnites, 344;
• his death, 371.

Ascension Day, Sunday before, 177 note.

Ascetic life, commencement of, 24;

• relapse from, 31, 32.

Asceticism considered the highest form of life, 82.

Ascetics, youthful association of, 27;

• primitive, 59;
• called by Eusebius “earnest persons,” and by Clemens Alexandrinus “more elect than the elect,” 60.

Asia, Church of, disgraceful state of the, 373.

Asia Minor, Chrysostom desires to visit, 268;

• three delegates appointed to visit, 269;
• the Church of, needs a healing hand, 270;
• Chrysostom visits, 271;
• Theophilus travels through, seeking for disaffected bishops, 306.

Asterius, count of the East, assists in removing Chrysostom from Antioch, 215.

Aterbius, a pilgrim, applies himself to the detection of heresy at Jerusalem, 288;

• denounces John the bishop, Jerome, and Rufinus as Origenists, 289.

Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria, obscurity of the early years of, 9;

• return to Alexandria from exile, 20;
• consecrated at an early age, 56;
• accompanied to Rome by monks, 61;
• the Twelfth Canon of the Council of Antioch aimed against, 329.

Atticus, a presbyter, an opponent of Chrysostom, elected to the see of Constantinople during the archbishop’s banishment, 283, 356;

• obtains imperial rescripts against the clergy and laymen, 356;
• the Johnites refuse to hold communion with him, 388;
• admits the name of Chrysostom into the diptychs of the Church at Constantinople, 388.

Augustine, St., 40;

• permits sitting during the reading of the Acts of the Saints, 13.
• Disgust with a secular life, 14.
• Study of Holy Scripture, 14.
• Early friendship with Basil, bishop of Raphanea, 14.
• Forms acquaintance with Meletius, bishop of Antioch, 15.
• Delay in his baptism, 15;
• alleged cause for the delay, 21, 22.
• Baptized by Meletius, 22.
• Becomes for a time an enthusiastic ascetic, 22.
• His intense piety and love to God, 22.
• Ordained reader by Meletius, 23.
• Project for retiring into seclusion, 25.
• Frustrated by his mother’s entreaties, 25-27.
• Letters of exhortation to Theodore, 32-39.
• Reluctance to be consecrated a bishop, 40, 41.
• His “pious fraud,” 42.
• Dissension with Basil, 42, 43.
• Books on the priesthood, 40-55.
• Reasons for declining a bishopric, 53.
• Narrow escape from persecution, 58.
• Retirement into a monastery, 58.
• Exults at the growth of monasticism in Egypt, 62.
• Description of the daily life of the monks, 66, 67.
• Admiration for monastic communities, 67.
• Treatises composed during monastic life, 69.
• Epistle to Demetrius, 70, 71.
• Epistle to Stelechius, 71, 72.
• Treatise addressed “to the assailants of monastic life,” 73-80.
• Becomes an ardent ascetic, 82.
• Enters a cave near Antioch, 82.
• Breakdown of health, and abandonment of monastic life, 82.
• Returns to his home at Antioch, 82.
• Epistle to Stagirius, 82-85.
• Ordained a deacon by Meletius, 86.
• Congenial duties of the diaconate, 89.
• Treatise “On Virginity,” 92.
• Letter to a young widow, 92-95.
• Views on marriage and celibacy, 95-100.
• Treatise, “De S. Babyla contra Julianum et Gentiles,” 100-102.
• Ordained to the priesthood by Flavian, 103.

Chrysostom, St. John, as preacher at Antioch: Inaugural discourse at Antioch, 104-106.

• Preaches at Antioch for ten years, 107.
• Sermon on bishop Meletius, 108.
• Homilies against Arians, 109-115.
• Profound acquaintance with Scripture, 116.
• All argument based upon Scripture, 117.
• Rebukes his hearers for their neglect of the celebration of the Eucharist, 117;
• for applauding his words, 118;
• and for their love of the circus, 118-120.
• Homilies against Pagans, 121-124.
• Occasional defects of interpretation of the Scriptures, 125.
• Homilies against Jew gutenberg@html@files@53809@53809-h@53809-h-9.htm.html#Page_342" class="pginternal">342;
• taken to Chalcedon, 342;
• dismissed, 342;
• a fugitive to Rome, 350;
• accompanies the Italian deputation, 353;
• confined in a Persian fortress, 355;
• intercedes for Chrysostom, 361.

Cyril, successor of Theophilus, reluctant to recognise Chrysostom, 388.

Cyrinus, bishop of Chalcedon, joins Chrysostom at Bithynia, 271;

• denounces the archbishop, 307;
• plots against him after his recall, 329;
• urges the Emperor to remove Chrysostom from Constantinople, 338, 339;
• his death, 307, 354.
  

DAMASUS contests the see of Rome, 47.

Damophilus exiled by Theodosius, 142.

Dante, the position assigned in Paradise to Chrysostom by, 431.

Daphne, grove of, 92;

• description of, 101;
• destruction of its temple, 102.

Deacons, called “Levites of the Christian Church,” 87;

• duties of, 88;
• their peculiar office in the early Church, 88, 89.

Death, Chrysostom on, 93, 161.

Decious, persecution of, 60.

Demetrius, bishop of Pessina, Chrysostom’s epistle to, 69-71;

• denounces the “Synod of the Oak,” and returns to Chrysostom, 315;
• accompanies the Italian deputation, 353;
• dies of harsh treatment when being conveyed to one of the Egyptian oases, 355.

“De Sacerdotio,” Chrysostom’s, 40-46.

Diocese, meaning of, 274 note.

Diodorus, influence of, upon Chrysostom and Theodore, 27;

• founder of a method of Biblical interpretation, 28;
• made bishop of Tarsus by Meletius, 28;
• attacked by Julian, 28;
• commentary on the Old and New Testaments, 28, 29;
• his theology, 29-31;
• its rationalistic tendency, 30;
• writings condemned by the Fifth Œcumenical Council, 31;
• rational system of conducting monasteries, 66.

Diogenes, 95.

Dionysius, the tyrant of Sicily, 76.

Dioscorus, a Nitrian monk, one of the “tall brethren,” 294;

• made bishop of Hermopolis by Theophilus, 294;
• a victim of the rage of Theophilus, 296;
• his death, 316.

Dispensations, teaching of the Old and New, 99.

Divination, arts of, 143.

Domitianus, widows and virgins in the care of, 376.

Domninus blinded to the preparations of Maximus, 191.

Doxology, Arian form of the, 18.

EASTER DAY, vast crowds attend the church on, 256.

Euzoius, an associate of Arius, made bishop of Antioch, 19.

Evagrius, 28;

• recognised by Ambrose as bishop of Antioch, 199;
• sudden death, 199.

Evethius, a priest, companion of Chrysostom in his exile, 364;

• takes letters to the Italian bishops from Chrysostom, 383.
  

FASHIONABLE follies censured, 227-229.

Fasting, Chrysostom on, 157-159.

Flaccilla, daughter of Eudoxia, 248.

Flacilla, the Empress, 148;

• her humility and gratitude, 148;
• influence upon Theodosius, 148;
• her death, 148.

Flavian, bishop of Antioch, 59;

• elected by the Meletians, 87;
• accused of perjury, 87;
• ordains Chrysostom to the priesthood, 103;
• Chrysostom’s encomium on, 105, 106;
• besought by the people of Antioch to intercede for them after their rioting, 153;
• undertakes the mission of mercy, 153;
• Chrysostom is hopeful of his mission, 155;
• arrives at Constantinople, and obtains pardon for Antioch, 170;
• returns to Antioch in time for the Easter celebration, 170;
• reception by the people, 170;
• interview with the Emperor, 171-174;
• removes the remains of some saints, 181 note;
• rivalry with Evagrius produces strife with Ambrose, 199;
• his death, 357.

Fravitta, a loyal Goth, defeats GaÏnas in several engagements, 262;

• pursuit of the enemy, 262;
• made consul, 263.
  

GAÏNAS returns with Stilicho’s troops, 207, 208;

• is commanded to compass the death of Rufinus, 208;
• sympathises with his relative Tribigild, 244;
• is retained at Constantinople in command of the city troops, 246;
• despatched, after Leo’s defeat, to confront Tribigild, 247;
• believes the surrender of Eutropius would cause Tribigild to become loyal, 247;
• disdains to be directed by the Empress and her lady advisers, and joins his forces with those of Tribigild, 256, 257;
• menaces Constantinople, 257;
• opens negotiations with the Emperor, and demands the surrender of three court favourites, 257;
• subjects them to insults and a grim practical jest, 257;
• interview with the Emperor, 258;
• demands to be made consul and commander-in-chief, to which the Emperor yields, 259;
• demands the abolition of the law forbidding Arian worship, 259;
• is opposed in this by Chrysostom, who debates the question with him, 259, 260;
• his rapacity, 260;
• flight from the city, 272;
• declared by royal decree a public enemy, 261;
• takes to a life of plunder, 262;
• 127.
• Moduarius, a deacon, a messenger to Chrysostom in exile, 376.
  
  Monasteries of Bethlehem placed under an interdict by John of Jerusalem, 291.
• Monasteries, tranquillity of, 80;
  • education at, 80.
• Monasticism, 53;
  • rise of, 59;
  • rule of Pachomius, 60;
  • introduced into Syria by Hilarion, 60;
  • promoted in the West by St. Jerome, 61;
  • Eastern and Western, 64-66;
  • St. Chrysostom’s admiration for, 67;
  • contemplative form of, 67, 68;
  • enemies of, 73;
  • its necessity, 74, 75;
  • called “the true philosophy,” 75.
• Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, 189.
• Monk, calm life of the, 53;
  • powerful influence of the, 77.
• Monks, custom of reading aloud during dinner, 63 note;
  • interfere in political contests, 65;
  • Eastern and Western monks, 65;
  • daily life, 66, 67;
  • reception of the Eucharist, 66 note;
  • persecution of, by Valens, 72, 73;
  • exempt from love, avarice, etc., 76;
  • fanatical fury, 143;
  • Libanius’s invective against, 146.
• Monks of Nitria, 294;
  • the “tall brethren,” persecuted by Theophilus, 295-297;
  • they fly to Palestine, and find a new home at Scythopolis, 297;
  • the malice of their persecutor follows them here, 297;
  • they embark for Constantinople, and reach that city fifty in number, 297;
  • they appeal to Chrysostom, who receives them with kindness, but acts cautiously, 297, 298;
  • resolve to appeal to the civil powers, 300;
  • draw up documents of charges against Theophilus and their accusers, 301;
  • accost the Empress, who promises the council they desire shall be called, 301;
  • interview with Epiphanius, 304;
  • Theophilus reconciled with “the tall brethren,” 316.
• Monks, Pachomian, number of, 62;
  • period of probation, 62;
  • dress and habits, 63;
  • division into classes, 64.
    
• NEBRIDIUS, prefect of Constantinople, husband of Olympias, 280;
  • his death two years after marriage, 281.
• Nebridius, husband of Salvina, 279.
• Nectarius, bishop of Constantinople, 47;
  • his subservience to the Emperor, 198;
  • his death, 212;
  • had desired to make Arsacius bishop of Tarsus, 344.
• NeocÆsarea, Council of (about A.D. 320), 56.
• Nestorius consecrated a bishop when a layman, 388.

Procopius, uncle and guardian of Olympias, 280.

Promotus assassinated by order of Rufinus, 205.

Property holders, duties of, 230.

Protasius, discovery of the reliques of, 190.

Ptolemy Philadelphus deposits the Septuagint in the temple of Serapis, 128.

Pulcheria, daughter of Eudoxia, 248.

Pusey, Dr., quoted, 417, 418.

RAVENNA, Honorius at, 352;

• court of, not powerful enough to enforce the convocation of a general council, 359.

Reader in the Church, office of, 23;

• ceremony of ordination to, 23.

Reliques, importance attached to, 382.

Remigius of Rheims made bishop at the age of twenty-two, 56.

Repentance, Chrysostom on, 34.

Rhadagaisus covets Rome, 359.

Right of asylum in the Church abolished by Eutropius, 210;

• transferred from Pagan temples, 249;
• sought by Eutropius, 250;
• maintained by Chrysostom, 251.

Rimini, the creed of, 18, 188.

Roman Catholic countries, abuse of saints’ days in, 183.

Rome, bishop of, growing tendency of Christendom to appeal to, 335;

• no jealousy entertained by Chrysostom of him, 335.

Rome, contest for the see of, 47;

• persecutions at, 58;
• St. Jerome at, 61;
• division into districts, 103;
• love of the people for chariot-races, 118;
• triumphal entry of Theodosius, 193;
• its mixed population, 195;
• deputation of the inhabitants to Stilicho and Honorius against the consulship of Eutropius, 242;
• arrival of fugitives from Constantinople, 350;
• efforts of Alaric to conquer, 359.

Rufinus, a presbyter, sent to Phoenicia to restore peace, 381;

• Chrysostom’s letter to, 381, 382.

Rufinus, minister of Theodosius, 187;

• his view of the sedition at Thessalonica, 195;
• endeavours to console Theodosius, 197;
• seeks an interview with Ambrose, but is repulsed, 197;
• appointed guardian to Arcadius, and regent of the East, 203;
• some account of his life, 203;
• his “accursed thirst” for gain, and his extortions, 204;
• display of piety, 204;
• builds a monastery and church at “the Oak,” and is baptized therein, 204;
• surrounds himself with a powerful party, 204;
• jealousy of Stilicho, 205;
• scheme to marry his daughter to Arcadius frustrated, 205;
• villanous plot of overrunning the country with Huns, Goths, etc., 206, 207;
• his death just when he had attained the height of his ambition, 208.

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• his fate, 94;
• territory secured to him by Theodosius, 141;
• forbids the sacrifice of animals, 143.

Valentinian II., 187;

• flight to Thessalonica, 191;
• accompanies Theodosius to Rome, 193;
• in possession of his dominions, 199;
• treachery of his general of the forces, Arbogastes, 200;
• found strangled, 200.

Valentinians, a church of, set fire to by fanatics, 191.

Valentinus, error of, 113.

Valentinus, entreated to benevolence by Chrysostom, 377.

Venerius, bishop of Milan, Chrysostom’s letter to, 334, 335;

• sends a letter by the Italian deputation, 353.

Vincentius, presbyter and friend of Jerome, 292.

Victor Uticensis, 23.

Victory, news of, proclaimed gratuitously by Theodosius, 194.

Visigoths, a colony of, established in Thrace, 140.

WEALTH, Chrysostom on, 156, 157.

Wesley, John, at Oxford, 27;

• as a preacher, 425.

Western Church, the, acknowledges Paulinus as bishop of Antioch, 20;

• favourable to clerical celibacy, 218;
• does not fully accept Origen’s teachings, 287;
• appealed to by the Eastern Church, 335;
• not able to insist on justice to Chrysostom, 349;
• breaks off communion with Theophilus and Atticus, 358;
• demands the convocation of a general council, 358.

Western theology, 391, 392.

Westminster, sanctuary of, 249.

Women, influence of, on early Christianity, 10, 11;

• they baffle Julian and Governor Alexander at Antioch, 11;
• Libanius’s letter on, 11;
• interference in the election of bishops, 48;
• multitudes take vows of celibacy, 61;
• degraded position in the East, 96.
  

ZOSIMUS, 153 note;

• account of the pursuit of GaÏnas, 262, 263.

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