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About the same period, the following events took place at Antioch in
Syria. After the death of Paulinus, the people who had been under
his superintendence refused to submit to the authority of Flavian, but
caused Evagrius to be ordained bishop of their own party. As he did
not survive his ordination long, no other was constituted in his
place, Flavian having brought this about: nevertheless those who
disliked Flavian on account of his having violated his oath, held
their assemblies apart. Mean while Flavian 'left no stone
unturned,' as the phrase is, to bring these also under his control;
and this he soon after effected, when he appeased the anger of
Theophilus, then bishop of Alexandria, by whose mediation he
conciliated, Damasus bishop of Rome also. For both these. had been
greatly displeased with Flavian, as well for the perjury of which he
had been guilty, as for the schism he had occasioned among the
previously united people. Theophilus therefore being pacified, sent
Isidore a presbyter to Rome, and thus reconciled Damasus, who was
still offended; representing to him the propriety of overlooking
Flavian's past misconduct, for the sake of producing concord among
the people. Communion being in this way restored to Flavian, the
people of Antioch were in the course of a little while induced to
acquiesce in the union secured. Such was the conclusion of this affair
at Antioch. But the Arians of that city being ejected from the
churches, were accustomed to hold their meetings in the suburbs.
Meanwhile Cyril bishop of Jerusalem having died about this time, was
succeeded by John.
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