BOOK I



Index

PROLOGUE. Design of the History.

CHAPTER I. Origin of the Arian Heresy.

CHAPTER II. List of the principal Bishops.

CHAPTER III. The Epistle of Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria to Alexander, Bishop of Constantinople. "To his most revered and likeminded brother Alexander, Alexander sendeth greeting in the Lord.

CHAPTER IV. The Letter of Arius to Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia.

CHAPTER V. The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre.

CHAPTER VI. General Council of Nicoea.

CHAPTER VII. Confutation of Arianism deduced from the Writings of Eustathius and Athanasius.

CHAPTER VIII. Facts relating to Meletius the Egyptian, from whom originated the Meletian schism, which remains to this day. Synodical Epistle respecting him.

CHAPTER IX. The Epistle of the Emperor Constantine, concerning the matters transacted at the Council, addressed to those Bishops who were not present.

CHAPTER X. The daily wants of the Church supplied by the Emperor, and an account of his other virtues.

CHAPTER XI. Letter respecting the faith, written by Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea.

CHAPTER XII. Confutation of the blasphemies of the Arians of our time, from the writings of Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea.

CHAPTER XIII. Extract from the Letter of Athanasius on the Death of Arius.

CHAPTER XIV. Letter written by the Emperor Constantine respecting the building of Churches .

CHAPTER XV. The Epistle of Constantine concerning the preparation of copies of the Holy Scriptures.

CHAPTER XVI. Letter from the Emperor to Macarius, Bishop of Jerusalem, concerning the building of the Holy Church.

CHAPTER XVII. Helena , Mother of the Emperor Constantine. Her zeal in the Erection of the Holy Church.

CHAPTER XVIII. The unlawful Translation of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia.

CHAPTER XIX. Epistle of the Emperor Constantine against Eusebius and Theognis, addressed to the Nicomedians.

CHAPTER XX. The artful Machinations of Eusebius and his followers against the Holy Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch.

CHAPTER XXI. Bishops of Heretical opinions ordained in Antioch after the Banishment of St. Eustathius .

CHAPTER XXII. Conversion of the Indians .

CHAPTER XXIII. Conversion of the Iberians .

CHAPTER XXIV. Letter written by the Emperor Constantine to Sapor , the King of Persia, respecting the Christians.

CHAPTER XXV. An account of the plot formed against the Holy Athanasius.

CHAPTER XXVI. Another plot against Athanasius.

CHAPTER XXVII. Epistle of the Emperor Constantine to the Council of Tyre .

CHAPTER XXVIII. The Council of Tyre.

CHAPTER XXIX. Consecration of the Church of Jerusalem. Banishment of St. Athanasius.

CHAPTER XXX. Will of the blessed Emperor Constantine.

CHAPTER XXXI. Apology for Constantine.

CHAPTER XXXII. The end of the Holy Emperor Constantine.