History of the First Council of Nice/Index

by Dean Dudley

INDEX.

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• Achillas, or Achilles, bishop of Alexandria, 34, 37, 45.
• Acesius, bishop of the Novatians, invited to the Council, 103.
• Admission of women forbidden, 100.
• Adultery, remark of Constantine upon, 114.
• Ælia, or Jerusalem, 102.
• Ætians, 119. See Eunomians.
• Ætins, originator of the Ætian, or Eunomian sect of Ariaus, sketch of, 47, 119.
• Aithalis, or Aithalas, 45.
• Alaphio, 45.
• Aix, Council of, 96.
• Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, 34, 36; letter, 37; dies, 85.
• Alexander, of Byzantium, 55.
• Alexandrian Synod, 73.
• Ambrose, Saint, composes hymns, 78; quoted, 104.
• Ammonius, lather of Arius, 34.
• Amphion, of Epiphania, 55, and another of Sidon, 55.
• Anthony of Tarsus, 55.
• Apion, son of Alexander, 45.
• Apollinaris, junior, of Antioch, 117.
• Arians, bent upon establishing their doctrines, 87, 88; their arguments reported, 86, 87, 88; seventeen bishops at first side with Arius, 90; favored by Constautine, 60, 70; contests of, 117.
• Arian sect, 30.
• Arians, of later times, 30.
• Arian singers, 73.
• Arian Council, 116.
• Arius, originator of Arianism, sketches of him, 34, 47, 110; opposition to him, 36; he writes to Eusebius, of Nicomedia, 46; his friends, 47; excommunicated and banished, 72; or anathematized, 108; recalled, 70; his creed, 71; death of, 35, 117.
• Arius, another of this name, 45.
• Armentarius, 14.
• Arostanes, or Aristens, 55.
• Athanasius, of Anazarbus, 47, 55, 119.
• Athanasius, the archbishop of Alexandria, 71; succeeds Alexander, 60; quoted, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, etc.; sketches of him, 118.
• Attig's Hist. Con. Niceni, 76.
• Augusta, 19.
• Auxanon, 55.

• Basil, of Amasia, 55.
• Banquet of Constantine, to which he invites all the bishops, 114.
• Baronius' Annals of the Church, quoted, 30.
• Bethlehem Church, 19.
• Beveridge's Pandecta Canonum, quoted, 104, etc.
• Bingham's Antiquities of the Christian Church, quoted, 73.
• Bishops, known to have attended the Council of Nice, 55; their manner of discussion, 60; their flattery of the emperor, 23.
• Boniface iii., 36.
• Books of the Bible, 94.
• Bower's Lives of the Popes, quoted, 36.

• Cæcilian, of Carthage, 55.
• Canon of Scriptures, 94.
• Canons of Nice, 76; twenty established, 98.
• Candidus, the Arian, 74.
• Carpones, 45.
• Carthage, Council of, 96.
• Cathari, i. e., the pure (or Puritans), 102.
• Celibacy, 20, 90.
• Chlorus, 13, 19.
• Christ's divine nature, 29.
• Chrysostom, John, 20.
• Clark's Hefele, quoted, 86.
• Claudia, 13.
• Coluthus, 38.
• Confessors present, 54.
• Conclusion of this history, 120.
• Constans, son of Constantine, 26.
• Constantia, sister of Constantine, 23, 25; friendly to Arius, 70.
• Constantine, his life, 13; baptized, 21; dies, 21; his army, 22; his cruelty to captives, 23; his daughters, 26; his will, 26; his character, 23, 29, 108; his letter to Alexander and Arius, 52; splendid appearance and speech of, 65; cause of his lenity to Arius, 70; his letters quoted, 75, 76; he argues the homoöusian, 87, 90; friendly to Acesius, 103; his epistle to absent bishops, 111; his Vicennalia and banquet, 114.
• Constantius-Chlorus, 19.
• Constantius, son of Constantine, 26.
• Consubstantial Creed, by which party proposed, 71; introduced, and established, 79, 80.
• Cornelius, bishop of Rome, 103.
• Council, Arian, prior to the Nicene, 116; of Antioch, 116.
• Council of Nice, causes of its convocation, 29–33; its objects and results, 30; date and locality, 31; last day's proceedings, 115; who presided, 64; the discussions, 69; number of bishops present, 57; number of persons present, 54.
• Council of Nice, the second, 51;
• Council of Tyre, 85.
• Councils of various times and places, 30.
• Creed of the Orthodox party, 94; confirmed by decree of Constantine, 107; Arian rejected, 69.
• Crispus, son of Constantine, 23, 24, 25, 26.
• Cyclopædia, New American, quoted, 96, etc.
• Cynon, 55.

• Dachius, of Berenice, 55.
• Dalmatius, 24, 26.
• Day of Rest, 4.
• Daza, 18.
• Deacons, their duties, 106.
• Desios (Lat. Desius), the Greek name of the month of June, 57.
• Diocletian, 13, 62.
• Dionysius, bishop of Rome, 89.
• Divine nature of Christ, 35.
• Doctrine and discipline. See Canons.
• Domnus, of Stridon, 55.
• Dying penitents, 105.

• Easter, the day on which Christ's, resurrection is commemorated, called also Paschal feast, festival, or solemnity, first instituted A. D. 68, 97, 112.
• Ecclesiastes, quoted, 8.
• Epilogue, 117.
• Epiphanius, his account of heresies quoted, 34, etc.; sketch of, 92.
• Eucharist, 106.
• Eulalius, 55.
• Eunomius, the acute theologian, and founder of a sect of Arians, 119.
• Eupsychius, of Tyana, 55.
• Eusebians, i. e., Arians, 118.
• Eusebius, of Nicomedia, 25, 26, 70, 72; his letter to Paulinus, bishop of Tyre, 49; defends and supports Arius, 60, etc.; the Arians, called also Eusebians, propound their doctrines, 60; baptizes Constantine, 21, 60; sketch of, 118, 60.
• Eusebius Pamphilus, or Pamphili, bishop of Cæsarea, 50, 62; his letter to Alexander, 13, 25, 43, of, 59; his letter quoted, 79; his 46, 115; quoted, 59, etc.; sketch creed, 78; subscribes the Nicene Creed, 82.
• Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, 55, 68; quoted, 85, 72, etc.; sketch of, 84.
• Eustorgius, 55.
• Eutropius, 13.
• Eutychius, 55.
• Euzoius, the Arian, 45.

• Fabianus, bishop of Rome, 102.
• Fausta, 17, 23, 25, 26.
• Formulary, or confession of faith, 94; of Eusebius Pamphilus, 79. See, also, Creed.

• Gaius, 45.
• Galerius, 13, 14, 17.
• Gallus, 25.
• Garden of Eden, 6.
• Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, quoted, 23, 24, 25, 27, 47, 120.
• Gratian, 26.
• Gregory, of Berytus, which was anciently "Beroe," and is now Beirout, and the name "Berea," given in Theodoret, should probably be Beroe, 47, 55.
• Gregory, of Cæsarea, quoted, 64.

• Hadrian, or Adrian, pope of Rome, quoted, 58.
• Hagiograpba, 93.
• Hammond's Canons, quoted, 76.
• Hanibalianus, 24.
• Harpocration, 55.
• Hefele, quoted, 86, 95.
• Hell, 8.
• Helladius, 45.
• Hellanicus, 47, 55.
• Helena, 13, 19, 26, 28.
• Hermogenes, 55.
• Hilary, ecclesiastical historian, quoted, 58.
• Hippo, Council of, 94.
• Holy Sepulchre, 19.
• Homoiousios, introduced by the Arians, 70.
• Homoöusian, the, 71, 72; explained by Constantine, 90.
• Homoöusios, the word introduced by the Orthodox, 70, 71, 96.
• Hosius, or Osius, bishop of Corduba (Cordova), 28, 29, 51, 119, 64; sketch of him, 119.
• Huxley, 7.
• Hymn to God, 97.
• Hymns, first composed by Arius, St. Ambrose, Victorinus, etc., 73; one to God, decreed by the Council, 97.
• Hypatius, of Gangra, 56.

• Introduction, 3.

• James, bishop of Antioch (alias Nisibis, or Nisbis) in Mygdonia, 53, 56.
• Jerome, ecclesiastical historian, quoted, 58, 93, etc.
• Jews, their Passover, 29, 97, 112.
• Job, 7.
• John, the Persian, 56.
• Judith, Book of, 93.
• Julian, the emperor, 23, 25, 26.
• Julius Constantius, 24.
• Julius, 45.
• Justin Martyr, quoted, 106.

• Kneeling at prayers, 107.

• Laodicea, Council of, 94.
• Labarum, 15, 16.
• Lapsed presbyters, 105; catechumens, 106.
• Lardner, Dr., quoted, 31.
• Lateran Palace, 17.
• Latin bishops, 57.
• Leontius, bishop, a eunuch, 56, 98.
• Letter, of Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, concerning Arius, 37; of Constantine, 75; of Arius, 46; of Eusebius, of Nicomedia, 49; of Eusebius Pamphilus, 79; others of Constantine, quoted, 76, 111.
• Licinius, 17, 18, 23, 33, 53.
• Licinius, son of Licinius, 26.
• Longinus, of Cappodocia, 56.
• Longinus, of Poutus, 56.
• Lord's Day made legal Sunday, 20.
• Lucian, of Antioch, 116.
• Lucius, 45.
• Luther, Martin, quoted, 96.

• Macarius, 47, 56.
• Macedonius, 118.
• Mansi, quoted, 54.
• Marcellianus, 36.
• Marcellus, of Ancyra, 56, 117.
• Marcus, of Calabria, 56.
• Marcus Aurelius, 28.
• Maris, the Arian, 56, 72, 70.
• Maronite, 75.
• Martial, the poet, quoted, 75.
• Martyr, Justin, quoted, 106.
• Mary, "mother of God," 43.
• Maxentius, 16, 13.
• Maximian, 13, 17, 18, 23.
• Maximin, 18, 33, 92.
• Meletians, 29, 91, 92.
• Meletius, of Lycus, and his followers, 56, 91.
• Meletius, of Pontus, 56.
• Menas, or Minas, 45.
• Menophantus Bides with Arius, 56, 69.
• Mexia, quoted, 4.
• Mill, J. S., quoted, 28.
• Miltiades, or Melchiades, 36.
• Minervina, 14, 24.
• Miracles, performers of, present, 59, 61.
• Moses, 7, 8.
• Mosheim's Institutes, quoted, 32, etc.
• Mount of Olives Church, 19.
• Murdock, Dr. James, quoted, 32, etc.

• Narcissus, the Arian, 56, 69.
• Neander, ecclesiastical historian, quoted, 32, etc.
• Nero mentioned, 28.
• Nice, its ancient and modern names, 52.
• Nicasius, 56.
• Nicholas, of Myra, 56.
• Novations, 31; re-admitted to communion, 102.
• Novatus, or Novatian, and his sect, 102, 103; sketch of him, 102.
• Number of bishops present, 57.

• Objects of the Council, 29.
• Ordination of bishops, 100.
• Origen, quoted, 8,
• Orthodox faith. See Nicene Creed, Homoöusian, etc.

• Pagi, Dr. Anthony, editor of Baronius, quoted, 64, etc.
• Pamphylus, or Pamphilus, the martyr, 59.
• Paphnutius, of Egypt, 54, 56, 59; favors marriage, 90; being a confessor, his wounds kissed by the emperor, 113.
• Parties present, 59.
• Passover, or Paschal festival, 29, 97.
• Pastor, book of the, quoted, 87.
• Patrophilus, the Arian, 56.
• Paul, 12 years old, 56,
• Paulinus and Julian, consuls of Pome, 31, 57.
• Paulinus, bishop of Antioch, 64.
• Paulinus, bishop of Tyre, 43, 47.
• Paul, of Neo-Cæsarea, a confessor, 56.
• Paul, of Samosata, 106.
• Penitent, a dying one, 105.
• Petavius, Dionysus, editor of Epiphanius, quoted, 34, 37.
• Persecutions by the Roman emperors, 53.
• Peter, bishop of Alexandria, a martyr, 33, 34, 92.
• Philogonius, 25, 45, 47.
• Philostorgius, ecclesiastical historian, sketch of him, 47, 48; quoted, 47, 73.
• Photinus, of Sirmium, 117.
• Pistus, of Athens, 56.
• Plato and his logos, 22.
• Platonism, 35, 117.
• Pope, 36 (a title first adopted at Rome, by Hygenus, A. D. 138), supremacy of the Roman, 36.
• Potamon, of Heraclea, 56.
• Presidents of the Council, 64.
• Primacy of certain churches, 101.
• Protogenes, 56.
• Purgatory, 8.

• Quarrels of the bishops settled by Constantine, 67.

• Roman pope, 36, 102.
• Rufinus, ecclesiastical historian, quoted, 58, 90.

• Sabbath, 20.
• Sabellianism, 34, 117.
• Sarmatis, 45.
• Schisms. See Arians, Meletians, Novations, Eunomians, etc.
• Schlegel, J. R., quoted, 26.
• Second marriage, 104.
• Secundus, the Arian, 56; anathematized, 69; excommunicated, 90.
• Self-mutilators, proscribed, 98.
• Sentianus, 56.
• Sibyls, as true predictors, 22.
• Silvester, bishop, or pope, of Rome, 17, 36.
• Socrates, the philosopher, 22.
• Socrates Scholasticus, ecclesiastical historian, sketch of him, 31; quoted, 52, etc.
• Solomon, king, 8.
• Sotadés, a poet, 75.
• Sozomen, ecclesiastical historian, sketch of him, 45; quoted, 53, 61, 90, 91, 103, 114, etc.
• Spyridon, 61, 57, 59.
• Sunday instituted, 20.
• Stanley, A. P., dean of Westminster, quoted, 21, 23, 24, 28.
• Symbol (see Creed and Formulary), 94.
• Synodical epistle, 107.
• Synodicon, of Athanasius, 54.
• Synod. See Council.

• Tarcodinatus, 57.
• Thalia, 69; quoted, 85, 86, 73.
• Theodora, 19.
• Theodore, of Mopsuestia, quoted, 64.
• Theodoret, of Heraclea, 57.
• Theodoret, ecclesiastical historian, sketch of him, 33; quoted, 33, etc,
• Theodotus, 43.
• Theodotius, 47, 57.
• Theognis, the Arian, 57; banished, 70, 72.
• Theonas, the Arian, 57, 70; excommunicated, 90.
• Theophilus, 57.
• Tillemont's Hist. of Rome, 117.
• Translations to new Sees forbidden, 105.
• Trinity dogma, its origin, etc., 35. See Plato.
• Tryphillius, 57.
• Tyndall, 7.
• Tyre, Council of 85.

• Usury forbidden, 103.

• Valeria, 14.
• Valerius, 14.
• Valesias, Henry, ecclesiastical historian, quoted, 57.
• Vicennalia, of Constantine, 114.
• Victorinus, Fabius Marius, the rhetorician, quoted, 57, 74.
• Vincent, of Rome, 57.
• Virgil, quoted, 22.
• Vito, or Victor, 53, 57.

• Walford, Edward, A. M., translator of Socrates, Philostorgius, etc., 33.
• Women not to be Sorores, 100.

• Young, Edward, poet, 8.

• Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, 106.
• Zophyrus, 57.
• Zosimus, quoted, 29.