The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbé Fleury: From the Second Ecumenical Council to the End of the Fourth Century

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John Henry Parker, 1842 - Church history - 400 pages

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Contents

Page
16
Other Canons
17
Laws in favour of the Church
20
Council of Aquileia
26
Acts of the Council of Aquileia
27
Eternity of the Son of God
29
Divinity of the Son of God
30
Equality of the Son of God
33
Condemnation of Palladius and Secundianus
37
Another Italian Council
40
The Second Council of Constantinople
42
Council at Rome
45
St Jerome at Rome
47
Saint Paula
48
Letters of Damasus against Apollinaris
51
Treatise of St Ambrose on the Incarnation
53
Letters of St Gregory Nazianzus to Cledonius
55
Eulalius Bishop of Nazianzus
59
Third Council of Constantinople under Theodosius
61
Laws against heretics
63
Death of Gratian Maximus Emperor
64
The prosecutions of Ithacius
66
Priscillian put to death
68
Remonstrance of Symmachus
70
Answer of St Ambrose
72
Death of St Damasus St Siricius Pope
74
Decretal of St Siricius
76
Rules concerning Ordination
79
St Jeromes return into Palestine
81
The travels of St Paula
83
The Persecution of idolatry by Theodosius
85
St Marcellus of Apameia
86
Rescript concerning the Luciferians
88
Justina persecutes St Ambrose
89
Continuation of the persecution
92
Law in favour of the Arians
96
St Ambroses Remonstrance
97
His Sermon against Auxentius
99
The singing of hymns
103
Beginning of St Augustines history
107
Augustine becomes a Manichee
108
Augustine becomes disgusted with the Manichees
109
Augustine at Milan
111
Conversion of St Augustine
114
The first works of St Augustine
116
St Ambroses treatise on Mysteries
119
St Cyrils catechetical discourses
120
Death of St Monnica
125
St Martin at the table of Maximus
128
St Martin communicates with the Ithacians
129
THE NINETEENTH BOOK
133
Sedition at Antioch
134
Homilies of St Chrysostom to the people of Antioch
135
Arrival of the Imperial Commissioners
138
The Monks afford help to Antioch
139
Flavian at Constantinople
142
Theodosius pardons the inhabitants of Antioch
145
St Chrysostom
146
Defence of the Monastic Life
148
Other works of St Chrysostom
151
Maximus in Italy
154
Conclusion of the History of St Gregory of Nazianzus
155
Prophecy of St John of Egypt
157
Defeat and death of Maximus
158
A synagogue burnt in the East
160
Firmness of St Ambrose
164
The Manichees at Rome
166
The writings of St Augustine Manners of the Church
167
Condemnation of Jovinian
172
Massacre at Thessalonica
174
Second day
222
St Augustines letter to Aurelius on the Agapĉ
223
Writings of St Jerome against Jovinian
226
Ordination of Paulinianus
228
Letter of St Epiphanius to John of Jerusalem
229
Letters of St Jerome against John
233
Voyage of Palladius
237
War of Theodosius against Eugenius
238
St Ambrose at Bologna and Florence
240
Victory of Theodosius
242
Clemency of Theodosius
245
Council at Constantinople
247
Canonical Epistle of St Gregory of Nyssa
248
The Donatists
250
Schism of Maximianus
252
Friendship of St Augustine and St Paulinus
253
Letter of St Jerome to St Paulinus
255
Retreat of St Paulinus
257
Death of the Emperor Theodosius
259
Character of Theodosius
263
THE TWENTIETH BOOK I Retreat of St Arsenius
265
Pynufius
274
Piammon and John
275
Theonas and Abraham
278
Cassian at Scetis
281
Life of the Monks of Egypt
283
Number of the monasteries in Egypt
286
The Destruction of Heresies
290
St Augustine preaches against the Agapa
291
St Austin Bishop of Hippo
294
The Relics of St Nazarius and St Celsus
296
St Gaudentius Bishop of Brixia or Brescia
298
St Ambrose saves certain condemned criminals
301
Remarkable decisions of St Ambrose
302
Care of St Ambrose for his Clergy
304
His letter to the Church of Vercellĉ
306
Reputation of St Ambrose
307
Miracles of St Ambrose
308
The Martyrs of Anaunia
312
Labours of St Austin
314
Third Council of Carthage
316
On ecclesiastical judgments
319
Other Canons
320
St Chrysostom Bishop of Constantinople
322
Laws in favour of the Church
324
War of Gildo
325
St Augustines conference with Glorius
327
Conference with Fortunius
329
Fourth Council of Carthage
331
Continuation of the Canons of Carthage
334
Manual labour
336
The Arbitrations of the Bishops
338
Laws against sanctuary
339
Fall of Eutropius
340
St Chrysostom reforms his clergy
342
St Chrysostoms care of the poor
344
His instructions to the people
345
Care of St Chrysostom for other Churches
347
Laws against Idolatry
348
Fifth Council of Carthage
349
Writings of St Augustine
351
Letters to Januarius
353
Books against Parmenian
358
First Council of Toledo
362
Death of St Martin
365
Origen translated by Ruffinus
366
St Jerome writes against Ruffinus
368
Ruffinus condemned at Rome
370
Penance of Theodosius 176
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