Macedonius, archbishop of Constantinople, deposed, 18.
Macedonius the hermit, 166; his appeal for the people of Antioch, 166.
Magical arts, decree of Valens against the practisers of, 57, 58.
Mallius Theodorus nominated consul by Honorius, 243.
Manes, error of, 113.
Manichæans, the, 50; celibacy of, 95;
their danger to Christianity, 107;
forbidden to hold assemblies, 142.
Marcellina, the example of, converted many women to celibacy, 61.
Marcellus, bishop, killed, 143.
Marcia, 256; an enemy of Chrysostom, 282, 328.
Marcion, error of, 113.
Marcionites, 95; their danger to Christianity, 107.
Mariamna, Chrysostom arrives at, 322.
Marriage, Chrysostom on, 95; how arranged, 96, 97;
its trials and troubles, 97-100.
Martin, St., bishop of Tours, 40; founder of religious houses, 61;
followed to his grave by two thousand brethren, 61.
Martyries, 177, 178; trading near, 182, 183;
visited by Arcadius and Eudoxia at Easter-tide, 333.
Martyrs, appeal for assistance to, 132; churches built to commemorate their death, 177;
their numerous festivals, 178;
Chrysostom’s homilies on, 177-183;
St. Augustine on the honour to be paid to them, 180;
increasing veneration to them in the Church, 181;
discovery of skeletons, and cures effected, 181;
procession conducted by Chrysostom and the Empress, on the removal of some reliques, 222, 223.
Maruthas, bishop of Martyropolis, in Persia, an active missionary, 375 and note.
Maruthas, bishop of Mesopotamia, accidentally causes the death of Cyrinus, 307.
Maximian, persecution of, 56.
Maximin, persecution of, 60.
Maximus, bishop of Seleucia, adopts a secluded life, 27.
Maximus the usurper’s progress arrested by Theodosius, 141; his disloyalty, 190;
passage of the Alps, 191;
defeated by Theodosius, 191;
beheaded, 191.
Meletius, bishop of Antioch, 15; translated from Sebaste in Armenia to Antioch, 18; проповедует по повелению Констанция на текст: «Господь имел меня», 19;
dissents from the Arians, and is banished to Melitene, 19;
recalled by Julian, 20;
banished again in A.D. 367, and afterwards by the Emperor Valens, 21, 40;
returns after the death of Valens (A.D. 378), 21;
presided over the Council of Constantinople (A.D. 381), 21;
died during its session, 21;
his funeral oration, 21;
one of his last acts, 86;
Chrysostom’s encomium, 108;
invocation to, 108.
Milan, astonishment of the people of, at Theodosius’s act of treachery, 195, 196.
Milman, Dean, quoted, 127. Модуарий, диакон, посланник к Златоусту в изгнание, 376. Вифлеемские монастыри подвергнуты интердикту Иоанном Иерусалимским, 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; называемая «истинной философией», 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; Феофил примирился с «высокими братьями», 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, 56.
New Year’s Day a riotous festival, 136.
Nice, Council of (A.D. 325), 17, 56; the custom of keeping Easter according to Jewish calculation condemned, 130;
proposal of clerical celibacy defeated by Paphnutius, 219;
prohibition as to unmarried clergy living with women other than mother, sister, or aunt, 219;
canons of, on ecclesiastical affairs being judged in their own province, 308, 312, 351.
Nicolaus, a priest, supplies money and men to the Phœnician mission, 380.
Nilus, an anchorite, addresses letters of warning to Arcadius, 354.
Novatians, pretension of the, to purity of doctrine and life, 235; refuse readmission of penitents, 235;
incur Chrysostom’s indignation, 235.
OATHS, the taking of, excites Chrysostom’s indignation, 231, 232.
Œcumenical Council, the Fifth (A.D. 553), 31.
Olympias, the deaconess, friend of Chrysostom, 280; early life, 280;
married to Nebridius, 280;
death of her husband, 281;
devotes herself to the interests of the Church, 281;
attends to the wants of the Nitrian monks, 298;
Chrysostom’s farewell to, 339, 340;
accused of incendiarism, 346;
conduct before Optatus, 346;
refuses communion with Arsacius, 346;
is fined, and retires to Cyzicus, 346;
intercedes for Chrysostom, 361;
the archbishop’s letters to her from Cucusus, 367-373.
Olympic games instituted by Commodus at Antioch, 92, 101.
Optatus, a Pagan, succeeds Studius as prefect at Constantinople, 342; persecutes Chrysostom’s followers, 342, 345;
fines Olympias, 346.
Origen, allegorical interpretations of, 28; his voluminous writings, and the controversy upon his teachings, 286-288;
the Egyptian Church proud of him, 287.
Orontes, the, 17, 28, 58, 90, 91, 100, 101.
Ostrogoths, a colony of, established in Phrygia and Lydia, 140.
PACHOMIUS, the Benedict of the East, 60; his practice of asceticism, 62;
his rule acknowledged by three thousand monks during his lifetime, and fifty thousand after his death, 62.
Pagan temples, edict for the destruction of, 238.
Paganism, Chrysostom’s method of argument and homily against, 121-124; Theodosius’s laws against, 142, 143;
its hold upon the people, 144;
its apologists, 144, 145;
prevalent in Phœnicia, 238;
not extirpated in the fifth century, 382.
Pagans, conversion of, 175, 176.
Palladius, bishop of Hellenopolis, visits the Egyptian monasteries, 64; his narrative of events, 265 and note;
a delegate on the affair of Antoninus, 269;
joins Chrysostom at Bithynia, 271;
on Chrysostom’s consistency, 278; отчет о Златоусте и его епископах перед вызовом на «Собор у Дуба», 309-311;
description of Arsacius, 344;
a fugitive to Rome, 350;
accompanies the Italian deputation, 353;
imprisoned near Ethiopia, 355;
description of Constantius the priest, 357, 358.
Pamphylia, Tribigild awaits Leo at, 246. Пансофий, епископ Писидийский, которому надлежало «принести дары», 267.
Pansophius elected to the see of Nicomedia, 273.
Paphnutius, an Egyptian monk, defeats the proposal of clerical celibacy at the Council of Nice, 219.
Parents, worldliness of, reproved by Chrysostom, 78, 79.
Paschal letter, the, 288 note.
Paternus, an emissary from the cabal to Innocent, 349.
Patriarch, the title, 216 and note.
Patricius, the notary, conveys to Chrysostom the mandate of his deposition, 339.
Paul, bishop of Crateia, solemnly warns Eudoxia, 333.
Paul, bishop of Heraclea, deputed to conciliate Eusebius, 267; joins Chrysostom at Bithynia, 271.
Paul, bishop of Tibur, interrupted while consecrating Ursicinus, 47.
Paul of Samosata deposed from the see of Antioch, 109; his Sabellian doctrines, 109;
originally a sophist, and unfitted to build up a system, 109.
Paul the Anchorite retires to the Egyptian Thebaid during the persecution of Decius, 60.
Paulinian forcibly ordained deacon and priest by Epiphanius, 291.
Paulinus consecrated bishop by Lucifer of Cagliari, 20; recognised by Ambrose as bishop of Antioch, 199.
Peanius praised for his loyal zeal, 377.
Peasant clergy, Chrysostom’s praise of, 184, 185; simplicity of their wives, 185.
Pempton, congregation at, dispersed, 337.
Pentadia, wife of Timasius, friend of Chrysostom, 280; the archbishop’s farewell to, 339;
imprisoned, and charged with incendiarism, 347;
protests her innocence and silences her enemies, 347;
is persuaded by Chrysostom to remain at Constantinople, 347.
Persecution intensifies attachment to the Church, 357.
Peter, a priest, the bearer of a letter from Theophilus to Innocent, 349.
Pharetrius, bishop of Cæsarea, does not greet Chrysostom on his journey, 362, 363; his envy of the exile, 363;
menaces Seleucia, at whose house Chrysostom is lodged, 364.
Philippopolis, Arian Council of, 17.
“Philosophers” of Antioch, cowardice of, 167; peasant clergy more than a match for, 184.
Phœnicia, mission in, 380-382; Pagan resistance to the mission, 381.
Phrygia overrun by Tribigild, 245.
Pityus, on the Euxine, Chrysostom to be removed to, 386.
Placidia, sister of Honorius, 201.
Plato, dialogues of, 55; compared with Dionysius the Tyrant, 76;
Chrysostom on the teaching of, 428, 429.
Polycarp, bishop, removal of his remains, 179.
Porphyry, a priest, procures the banishment of Constantius, 358; imprisons some of the clergy of Antioch, 358; входит в церковь и при затворенных дверях спешно рукополагается во епископа Антиохийского Акакием, Северианом и Антиохом, 358;
is threatened by the populace, and protected by troops, 358.
Porphyry, bishop of Gaza, urges the destruction of Pagan temples, 238.
Preaching, Chrysostom’s remarks on, 51, 52.
Priesthood, the, Chrysostom’s books on, 40-55; probable date of writing, 55;
age at which eligible for, 55, 56.
Priestly office, dignity, difficulty, and danger of, 43-45; qualifications for, 50.
Priscillianists, the, ruthlessly persecuted, by Maximus, 190.
Prisoners, custom of releasing, 172 and note.
Procla, Chrysostom’s farewell to, 339.
Proclus, friend of Chrysostom, 279; elevated to the see of Constantinople, 388;
gains the consent of the Emperor to transport Chrysostom’s remains to the city, 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 Phœnicia 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.
Rufinus, monk of Aquileia, a warm admirer of Origen, 288; is accused of being an Origenist by Aterbius, and refuses to defend himself, 288;
sides with Bishop John of Jerusalem, 291.
SABELLIANS, the, 50; their danger to Christianity, 107.
Sabiniana, the deaconess, follows Chrysostom into exile, 366.
Saints’ days, abuse of, 182, 183.
Saints, the Old Testament, 84, 99; growth of devotion to, 108;
appeal for assistance to, 132;
their festivals grow numerous, 178;
special days of commemoration, 178;
character of the festivals, 178;
their Acts or Passions, 178 and note;
Chrysostom’s belief in their intercessory power, 178;
feeling in the Church in regard to their invocation, 179;
popular faith in the miraculous power of their remains, 180, 181;
pilgrimages to their tombs, 181;
relics removed by Flavian, 181 note.
Salustius, a priest, rebuked by Chrysostom, 345, 376.
Salvina, daughter of Gildo, friend of Chrysostom, 279; the archbishop’s farewell to, 339.
Saracens, the nomadic, 61.
Sardica, Council of (A.D. 342), 17; (A.D. 343, 344), 56;
repudiates the Twelfth Canon of the Council of Antioch, 329, 351.
Saturninus, husband of Castricia: his surrender demanded by Gaïnas, 257; insulted by Gaïnas, and afterwards delivered up, 257.
Savile, Sir Henry: his edition of Chrysostom’s works, 9.
Savonarola, 3;
character of the people preached to by, 233;
compared with Chrysostom, 426.
Schism of Antioch, 20, 21.
Secundus, father of Chrysostom, 9; his death, 10.
Seleucia lodges Chrysostom at her house, 364; is threatened by Pharetrius, 364.
Seleucus, Count, father of Olympias, 280.
Septuagint, the, 128.
Serapion, archdeacon, encourages Chrysostom in his severity towards the clergy, 222; his dislike of and discourtesy to Severian, 276;
remains Chrysostom’s friend, 279;
exclamation on the teaching of Theophilus, 288; вызван на «Собор у Дуба», 311;
now bishop of Heraclea, scourged and exiled, 345;
seeks shelter with Gothic monks, 375.
Serapis, the temple of, Septuagint deposited at, 128; silver image of, at Alexandria, destroyed, 144.
Serena, wife of Stilicho, 201.
Severian, bishop of Gabala, deputed to act for Chrysostom during his absence, 270; endeavours to undermine the archbishop’s influence, 275;
his efforts to win admiration, 276;
irritation with Serapion’s discourtesy, 276;
expelled from Constantinople by Chrysostom, but recalled by command of Eudoxia, 276, 277;
becomes a leader of the faction hostile to Chrysostom, 282;
extols the deposition of the patriarch, 321;
again plotting against him after his recall, 329;
urges the Emperor to remove Chrysostom from the city, 338, 339;
assists in secretly ordaining Porphyry, 358.
Severus, Emperor Alexander: his admiration of the mode of electing bishops, 46.
Shakespeare quoted, 95 note, 161 note.
Sicinnius, the Novatian bishop, writes against Chrysostom, 235; admired by Socrates, 235 note.
Silk, the use of, 227 and note.
Simeon Stylites on his pillar, 61; a caricature of the anchorite, 65.
Siricius, Pope, decree of, on celibacy of the clergy, 218.
Socrates, 76; invited by Archelaus to court, 76;
resists the allurements of ambition, 95.
Socrates, historian, terms dedicatory churches “martyries,” 178; says the treatises of Chrysostom on “spiritual sisters” were composed during his diaconate, 220;
account of the pursuit of Gaïnas, 263;
stories of Maruthas, 375 note.
Sozomen on the dress of Pachomian monks, 63; on their industries, 64;
his account of the pursuit of Gaïnas, 263.
Spiritual agency, 82-84.
“Spiritual sisters” of priests, 219.
Stagirius, excessive austerities of, 82; their effect, 83;
consoled by Chrysostom, 84.
Stanley, Dean, quoted, 40.
Stelechius, Chrysostom’s book addressed to, 69, 71.
Stephen, bishop of Antioch, president of the Arian Council of Philippopolis, 17; deposed by the Emperor Constantius, 17.
Stilicho, 187; Theodosius commends to him Honorius and the West, 202;
likened by Claudian to Scipio, 205;
Honorius betrothed to his daughter, 205;
advances against Alaric, but is prevented from attacking him by a message from Constantinople, 207;
sends back his troops under Gaïnas, 207, 208;
again hastens to attack Alaric, but hears that he is commander-in-chief of the forces of the East, 210;
receives a deputation of Romans on the consulship of Eutropius, 242;
rumours of his march to the East, 247;
efforts to restrain Alaric and Rhadagaisus, 359.
Strabo’s description of Daphne, 101.
Superstitions, description of, 137; rebuked by Chrysostom, 137, 138.
Swearing, admonition against, 159, 160.
Symmachus, his apology for paganism, 145; eloquent appeal for the retention of the statue of Victory, 145;
his character, 145 note;
Ambrose’s reply to his appeal, 145, 146;
obtains a professorial chair for St. Augustine, 189;
cordially received by Theodosius, 194.
Syncletius, bishop of Trajanopolis, a delegate on the affair of Antoninus, 269.
“Synod of the Oak,” 309; Chrysostom summoned to the, 309;
not an Œcumenical Council, 313;
its display of formalities, 313;
the archbishop refuses to attend, and is deposed, 315, 316;
its sentence ratified by the Emperor, 316, 317;
its proceedings declared illegal, 325.
Syria: Antioch degraded, and Laodicea made its capital, 165; Theophilus travels through, bringing disaffected bishops to Constantinople, 306;
overrun by Isaurians, 354.
Syrus, an old ascetic, 82.
“TALL brethren” persecuted by Theophilus, 294, 295; their dwellings pillaged, 295;
fly to Palestine, 297;
thence to Constantinople, 297;
Theophilus is reconciled to them, 316.
Temple, the only lawful place to offer sacrifices, 131 note; Julian commands its restoration, 131 note;
failure to rebuild, 131.
Tertullian, saying of, 177.
Thalia, the, of Arius, 236.
Thebaid, the Egyptian, 60; Pachomius, a native of the, 62.