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 Book VII
Atticus perceiving that this movement had resulted advantageously to the church, consoled Theodosius as well as he could; recommending him to embrace with a contented mind a retired life, and thus sacrifice his own private interests to the public good.
Atticus the bishop received these suppliants with great benignity, and did his utmost to help them in whatsoever way it was possible: accordingly he made the emperor Theodosius acquainted with the facts.
It is said that the bishop of Chebron (5) having died at Constantinople, the emperor expressed a wish to have his cassock of sackcloth of hair; which, although it was excessively filthy, he wore as a cloak, hoping that thus he should become a partaker in some degree of the sanctity of the deceased.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Atticus
Patriarch of Constantinople (406-425), born at Sebaste in Armenia; died 425.
On the death (406) of the intruder Arsacius, he succeeded him in the See of Constantinople, and at first strove hard, with the help of the civil power, to detach the faithful from the communion of their lawful pastor.
Atticus in some measure atoned for his ambition and the irregularity of his promotion by his zeal in the cause of orthodoxy.
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 Broadmining: Nicaea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Constantinople later fell in 1204 to the European armies in the
He captured Constantinople from the Latins in 1261, and restored the Byzantine Empire.
With the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the town fell in importance, but later became a major center with the creation of a local faience pottery-making industry in the
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 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 412 (v. 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was ordained a pres­byter at Constantinople ; and in the violent con­tentions between the friends and the enemies of the famous Chrysostom, he sided with the latter.
After the death of Arsacius, who had been elevated to the see of Constantinople on occasion of the se­cond banishment of Chrysostom, Atticus succeeded to the office, although the illustrious exile was still living.
In the end, Atticus complied with the de­mand, and was again received into the communion of the western churches.
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 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. II
When Atticus the bishop was informed of his wishes, he instructed him in the first principles of Christian truth, and having preached to him to hope in Christ, directed that he should be brought in his bed to the font.
was translated by that sect from Antioch to Constantinople, having attained the age of one hundred and nineteen years, died on the 6th of November, in the seventh consulate of Honorius, and the second of Theodosius Augustus.
having died at Constantinople, the emperor expressed a wish to have his cassock of sackcloth of hair; which, although it was excessively filthy, he wore as a cloak, hoping that thus he should become a partaker in some degree of the sanctity of the deceased.
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 Isaac of Armenia
Two letters, written by him to Theodosius II and to Atticus of Constantinople, have been preserved.
A third letter addressed to St. Proclus of Constantinople was not written by him, but dates from the tenth century.
A man of enlightened piety and of very austere life, Isaac owed his deposition by the king in 426 to his great independence of character in 430 he was allowed to resume his patriarchal throne.
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 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon (chapter47)
— Enmity Of The Patriarchs Of Alexandria And Constantinople.
But their incessant demands despoiled the sanctuaries of Constantinople and Alexandria; and the authority of the patriarch was unable to silence the just murmur of his clergy, that a debt of sixty thousand pounds had already been contracted to support the expense of this scandalous corruption.
The people of Constantinople was devoid of any rational principles of freedom; but they held, as a lawful cause of rebellion, the color of a livery in the races, or the color of a mystery in the schools.
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 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 290 (v. 3)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
he is styled his Syncellus, or personal attendant, which makes it probable that he was, from the early part of his ecclesiastical career, connected with the church at Constantinople.
On the death of Atticus patri­arch of Constantinople a.
Sisinnius was the suc­cessful candidate ; and Philip, mortified at his defeat, made in his Ecclesiastical History such severe strictures on the election of his more for­tunate rival, that Socrates could not venture to transcribe his remarks ; and has expressed his strong disapproval of his headstrong temper.
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 Britain.tv Wikipedia - 404
John Chrysostom is deposed again, and Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople becomes Archbishop of Constantinople.
Claudian, court poet to Emperor Honorius and Stilicho.
November 11 - Arsacius of Tarsus, Archbishop of Constantinople
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 Atticus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Titus Pomponius Atticus (110 BC/109 BC – 32 BC), an ancient Roman litterateur / philosopher
Atticus Rhodes, a character in the English dub of the Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
Atticus Finch, a character in To Kill a Mockingbird
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 NPNF2-02. Socrates and Sozomenus Ecclesiastical Histories | Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Chapter XXV.—Christian Benevolence of Atticus Bishop of Constantinople.
If the first sense were the one for which the word was chosen, it must have been because of its being in complete contrast to the previous name.
The place retains the name thus given it to this day and constitutes one of the suburbs of Constantinople.
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When Constantinople became the new capital, it was given the second in rank and equality with Rome simply because it was “the new Rome” despite it was not apostolic and over the protestations of the See of Rome.
According to Canon 3 of the Council of Constantinople in 381 A.D. the council gave Rome the primacy of rank due to Rome being the Imperial city of the Roman Empire and Constantinople was ranked second because it was the new Rome.
Constantinople was to have equal privileges with the elder Rome.
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 Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 8
In 914 he was transferred to the see of Canterbury (Benedictines).
Atticus, a convert from the Macedonian heresy (the Holy Spirit is not God), opposed
Saint John Chrysostom and was intruded as bishop of Constantinople during Saint John's second exile.
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 The Origin of the Cult of St. Theagenes of Parium
This meant that the Macedonian bishops were liable to be expelled from all the churches within their respective sees in favour of claimants supported by bishops whom the state recognised as orthodox.
This gave bishop Nestorius of Constantinople (428-31) the excuse which he needed to persuade the emperor Theodosius II (408-50) to deprive them of their last churches at Constantinople, Cyzicus, and in the rural areas of Hellespontus.
Of course, it is always possible that Theagenes' tormentors had exceeded their instructions, and that they did not inform Licinius of the full facts of his case, so that his death ought to be put down to an excess of anti-Christian zeal on their part rather than to imperial policy proper.
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 Church Fathers Volume 25
A Paralytic Jew healed by Atticus in Baptism.
Maximian elected to the Episcopate of Constantinople, though Some wished Proclus to take that Place.
The Body of John Chrysostom transferred to Constantinople, and placed in the Church of the Apostles by the Emperor at the Instigation of Proclus.
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 LIVES OF THE SAINTS Venerable Dius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He came to Saint Dius for a blessing together with Patriarch Atticus of Constantinople (406-425).
Patriarch Atticus and Patriarch Alexander of Antioch, who was in Constantinople, arrived at the monastery to perform the burial.
The holy Elder unexpectedly raised himself up from his death bed and said: "The Lord has given me another fifteen years of life." Great was the joy of the brethren.
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 St. Atticus - Catholic Online
lie was trained in a heretical sect but converted and was ordained in Constantinople.
He and one Arsacacius aided in deposing St. John Chrysostom from the see of Constantinople at the Council of the Oak in 405.
Atticus succeeded to the see of Constantinople in 406, recognized by Pope St. Innocent I. He was a tireless foe of heretics, called a "true successor of Chrysostom" by Pope St. Celestine I. Atticus died in Constantinople on October 10.
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 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Ser. II, Vol. II: The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus.: Christian ...
II: The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus.: Christian Benevolence of Atticus Bishop of Constantinople.
for such a length of time.’ To the same Asclepiades he observed: ‘I commend Novatus; but can by no means approve of the Novatians.’ And when Asclepiades, surprised at this strange remark, said, ‘What is the meaning of your remark, bishop?’; Atticus gave him this reason for the distinction.
The Emperor Theodosius indeed, being then on his way from Thessalonica, did not reach Constantinople in time for his funeral, for Atticus had been consigned to the grave one day before the emperor’s arrival.
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 BOOK VII
CHAPTER XII: Of Chrysanthus Bishop of the Novatians at Constantinople.
Constantinople on their own affairs, and bade them tell the people not to
It is said that the bishop of Chebron (5) having died at Constantinople,
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At the time of the Council of Nice the Novatian bishop at Constantinople, Acesius, was greatly esteemed, and although a schismatic, was invited to attend the council.
After having in answer to the emperor's enquiry whether he was willing to sign the Creed, assured him that he was, he went on to explain that his separation was because the Church no longer observed the ancient discipline which forbade that those who had committed mortal sin should ever be readmitted to communion.
When, however, from grounds of simple ambition, Anthimus was translated from Trebizonde to Constantinople, the religious of the city wrote to the pope, as also did the patriarchs of Antioch and Jerusalem, and as a result the Emperor Justinian allowed Anthimus to be deposed.(2) Balsamon distinguishes three kinds of translations.
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 EXCURSUS ON THE NUMBER OF THE NICENE CANONS -- THE CAPTIONS OF THE ARABIC CANONS ATTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL OF NICE
The legates of the Pope then declared that they did not rely upon these copies, and they agreed to send to Alexandria and to Constantinople to ask the patriarchs of these two cities for authentic copies of the canons of the Council of Nicaea.
Cyril of Alexandria and Atticus of Constantinople, indeed, sent exact and faithful copies of the Creed and canons of Nicaea; and two learned men of Constantinople, Theilo and Thearistus, even translated these canons into Latin.
The bishops of Africa despatched to Pope Boniface the copies which had been sent to them from Alexandria and Constantinople, in the month of November 419; and subsequently in their letters to Celestine I. (423-432), successor to Boniface, they appealed to the text of these documents.
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 Patron Saints Index: Saint Atticus of Constantinople   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
When John was exiled from Constantinople, Atticus assumed the bishopric in 406.
He eventually realized his error, repented his opposition, and submitted to Pope Innocent I's rulings.
10 October 425 in Constantinople of natural causes
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 Augustine & The Pelagian Controversy Pt. 2, by B. B. Warfield
The exiled bishops were driven from Constantinople by Atticus in 424; and they are said to have been condemned at a Cilician synod in 423, and at an Antiochian one in 424.
Thus the East itself was preparing for the final act in the drama.
The exiled bishops were with Nestorius at Constantinople in 429; and that patriarch unsuccessfully interceded for them with Coelestine, then Bishop of Rome.
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 OIA - News Article
the Venetian quarter of Constantinople, was under the jurisdiction
of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II, the Armenian Bishopric of
Hovagim, reputed to be the first Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
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 Reformed Theology Resource Center: Dedicated to the Reformed Faith
And St. Jerome intimates as much, when he complains of it as an ill custom only in some Churches to forbid Presbyters to preach.
Chrysostom preached several of his elaborate discourses at Antioch, while be was but a Presbyter; and so did Atticus at Constantinople: and the same is observed to have been granted to the Presbyters of Alexandria and Caesarea, in Cappadocia, and Cyprus, and other places.
But still it was but a grant of the Bishops; and Presbyters did it by their authority and commission.
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