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During this time Photinus, who then presided over the church in that
city more openly avowed the creed he had devised; wherefore a tumult
being made in consequence, the emperor ordered a Synod of bishops to
be held at Sirmium. There were accordingly convened there of the
Oriental bishops, Mark of Arethusa, George of Alexandria, whom
the Arians sent, as I have before said, having placed him over that
see on the removal of Gregory, Basil who presided over the church at
Ancyra after Marcellus was ejected. Pancratius of Pelusium, and
Hypatian of Heraclea. Of the Western bishops there were present
Valens of Mursa, and the then celebrated Hosius of Cordova in
Spain, who attended much against his will. These met at Sirmium,
after the consulate of Sergius and Nigrinian, in which year no consul
celebrated the customary inaugural solemnities, in consequence of the
tumults of war; and having met and found that Photinus held the heresy
of Sabellius the Libyan, and Paul of Samosata, they immediately
deposed him. This decision was both at that time and afterwards
universally commended as honorable and just; but those who continued
there, subsequently acted in a way which was by no means so generally
approved.
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