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WHEN the divine Theodorus was ruling the church of Antioch,
Theodorus, bishop of Mopsuestia, a doctor of the whole church and
successful combatant against every heretical phalanx, ended this life.
He had enjoyed the teaching of the great Diodorus, and was the friend
and fellow-worker of the holy John, for they both together benefited
by the spiritual draughts given by Diodorus. Six-and-thirty years
he had spent in his bishopric, fighting against the forces of Arius
and Eunomius, struggling against the piratical band of Apollinarius,
and finding the best pasture for God's sheep. His brother
Polychronius was the excellent bishop of Apamea, a man gifted with
great eloquence and of illustrious character.
I shall now make an end of my history, and shall entreat those who
meet with it to requite my labour with their prayers. The narrative
now embraces a period of 105 years, beginning from the Arian
madness and ending with the death of the admirable Theodorus and
Theodotus. I will give a list of the bishops of great cities after
the persecution.
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