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  Demophilus of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
386) was bishop of Berea and bishop of Constantinople from 370 until expelled in 380.
Soon after his accession, Demophilus went to Cyzicus with Dorotheus, or Theodorus, of Heraclea to procure the election of an Arian bishop, which was left vacant since the banishment of Eunomius.
The same writer says that Demophilus was wont to throw everything into confusion, especially the doctrines of the church, and quotes from a sermon at Constantinople, in which he spoke of the human nature of the Saviour as lost in the divine, as a glass of milk when poured into the sea (Philostorg.
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 Evagrius of Constantinople - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
380) was bishop of Constantinople for brief periods in 370, and possibly 380.
In 370, the Arians elected Demophilus to fill the bishopric vacancy after the death of Eudoxius.
The Catholics and the deposed bishop of Antioch Eustathius chose Evagrius for that see; but a few months later he was banished by the emperor Valens, and remained in exile until his death.
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Soon after his accession, Demophilus went to Cyzicus with Dorotheus, or Theodorus,of Heraclea to procure the election of an Arian bishop, which was left vacant sincethe banishment of Eunomius.
Thechurches of Constantinople, which had for forty years been in Arian hands, were now restored to the orthodox ; and similarly in other cities.
The same writer says that Demophilus was wont to throweverything into confusion, especially the doctrines of the church, and quotes from a sermon at Constantinople, in which he spokeof the human nature of the Saviour as lost in the divine, as a glass of milk when poured into the sea (Philostorg.
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 Encyclopedia: Nectarius of Constantinople   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nectarius (died 397 or 398) was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus.
The 3rd canon declares that "the bishop of Constantinople shall hold the first rank after the bishop of Rome, because Constantinople is new Rome." It was not until 1439 that the Council of Florence would admit the Patriarchate of Constantinople; however Constantinople had practically became the second patriarchate since the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
When this was done, the bishops were summoned to the imperial palace, Nectarius and Agelius for the orthodox, Demophilus (then bishop of Constantinople) for the Arians, Eleusius of Cyzicus for the Pneumatomachians, and Eunomius for the Anomoeans.
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ca 380) was bishop of Constantinople for a brief periods in 370, and possibly 380.
In 370, the Arianism s elected Demophilus to fill the bishopric vacancy after the death of Eudoxius.
The Catholicism s and the deposed bishop of Antioch Eustathius chose Evagrius for that see; but a few months later he was banished by the emperor Valens, and remained in exile until his death.
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 Theodosius I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As Imperial spoils, it still stands in the Hippodrome, the long racetrack that was the center of Constantinople's public life and scene of political turmoils.
Re-erecting the monolith was a challenge for the technology that had been honed in siege engines (compare the 20th century arms race).
Apparently Theodosius was raised in a "Nicene" (Catholic), non-Arian family, for two days after he arrived in Constantinople, November 24, 380, Theodosius expelled the Arian bishop, Demophilus of Constantinople.
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 A Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On the death of Eudoxius in 370 he was elected by the Arians to the bishopric of Constantinople (Socr.
Demophilus, soon after his accession, went to Cyzicus in conjunction with Dorotheus, or Theodorus, of Heraclea, to procure the election of an Arian bishop, that see having been vacant since the banishment of Eunomius.
The same writer says that Demophilus was wont to throw everything into confusion, especially the doctrines of the church, and quotes from a sermon at Constantinople, in which he spoke of the human nature of the Saviour as lost in the divine, as a glass of milk when poured into the sea.
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 Articles - Demophilus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Demophilus (died 480 BC) was a general of Thespiae and the son of Diadromes.
Conversely, the Thespians were citizen-soldiers (Demophilus, for example, made his living as an architect) who, in true Greek fashion, voted to add whatever they could to the fight, rather than allow the Spartans to be annihilated alone.
Demophilus and the Battle of Thermopylae were described in The Histories of Herodotus.
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 Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Demophilus assembled the people, acquainted them with the imperial edict, and informed them that it was his intention to hold a church the next day without the walls of the city, in accordance, he said, with the Divine law, which commands us when we are persecuted in one city to "flee unto another."
Demophilus, leader of the Arians at Constantinople, likewise died and was succeeded by Marinus of Thrace; but he was superseded by Dorotheus, who soon after arrived from Antioch in Syria, and who was considered by his sect to be better qualified for the office than Marinus.
It is said that when he left Constantinople, he came to the seventh milestone, and went to pray to God in the church which he had erected in honor of John the Baptist; and in his name prayed that success might attend the Roman arms, and besought the Baptist himself to aid him.
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 Patriarch Demophilus of Constantinople -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Soon after his accession, Demophilus went to (Click link for more info and facts about Cyzicus) Cyzicus with Dorotheus, or Theodorus, of (Click link for more info and facts about Heraclea) Heraclea to procure the election of an Arian bishop, which was left vacant since the banishment of Eunomius.
The churches of Constantinople, which had for forty years been in Arian hands, were now restored to the (Click link for more info and facts about orthodox) orthodox; and similarly in other cities.
19) adds that Demophilus went to his own city, Berea; however this must have been some time afterwards, or he must have returned from exile, for he represented the Arian party at the (A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business) synod in Constantinople in (Click link for more info and facts about 383) 383 (Socr.
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 Encyclopedia: Ostrogoths   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Constantinople as a hostage, where he was carefully educated.
The early part of his life was taken up with various disputes, intrigues and wars within the Byzantine empire, in which he had as his rival Theodoric Strabo, a distant relative of Theodoric the Great and son of Triarius.
Narses (478-573) was one of the two great generals in the service of the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I during the so-called Reconquest that took place during his reign.
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Hippodrome, the long racetrack that was the center of Constantinople's public life and scene of political turmoils.
Demophilus of Constantinople, and surrendered the churches of that city to
Constantinople, who, because they were under the direct eye of the emperors, were sometimes deposed and replaced by more theologically pliable successors?)
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 Theodosius I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gratian sent generals to clear Illyria of Goths, and Theodosius was able finally to enter Constantinople on November 24, 380, after two seasons in the field.
Theodosius, on the other hand, cleaved closely to the Nicene Creed: this was the line that predominated in the West and was held by the important Alexandrian church.
Two days after Theodosius arrived in Constantinople, (November 24, 380), Theodosius expelled the non-Nicene bishop, Demophilus of Constantinople, and surrendered the churches of that city to Gregory Nazianzus, the leader of the small Nicene community there, an act which provoked rioting.
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The churches at Constantinople were under the government of Eudoxius, who openly taught the dogmas of Arianism, but the Homoousians had but one small edifice in the city wherein to hold their assemblies.
The bishop of Constantinople being informed of these circumstances, constituted Eunomius bishop of Cyzicus, inasmuch as he was a person able by his eloquence to win over the minds of the multitude to his own way of thinking.
For Constantinople, notwithstanding the vast population it supplies, yet always abounds with the necessaries of life, all manner of provisions being imported into it by sea from various regions; and the Euxine which lies near it, furnishes it with wheat to any extent it may require.
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At Constantinople Demophilus the successor of Eudoxius presided over the Arian faction, and was in possession of the churches; but those who were averse to communion with him held their assemblies apart.(10)
Thus the Arians, after having been in possession of the churches for forty years, were in consequence of their opposition to the peace proposed by the emperor Theodosius, driven out of the city, in Gratian's fifth consulate,(26) and the first of Theodosius Angustus, on the 26th of November.
The bishops of the other party remaining at Constantinople, entered into a consultation about the ordination of a bishop; for Gregory, as we have before said,(31) had resigned that see, and was preparing to return to Nazianzus.
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 CHURCH FATHERS: Church History, Book V (Socrates Scholasticus)
At Constantinople Demophilus the successor of Eudoxius presided over the Arian faction, and was in possession of the churches; but those who were averse to communion with him held their assemblies apart.
Thus the Arians, after having been in possession of the churches for forty years, were in consequence of their opposition to the peace proposed by the emperor Theodosius, driven out of the city, in Gratian's fifth consulate, and the first of Theodosius Angustus, on the 26th of November.
Having made this declaration, they departed from Constantinople; moreover they wrote to their partisans in every city, and charged them by no means to harmonize with the creed of the Nicene Synod.
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 Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Anatolius was Patriarch of Constantinople (449 - 458).
He became Patriarch through the influence of Dioscorus of Alexandria with Theodosius II, after the deposition of Flavian by the "Robber Synod," having previously been the "apocrisiarius" or representative of Dioscorus at Constantinople (Zonaras, Annals, iii).
By the famous 28th canon, passed at the conclusion of the council, Constantinople was made equal in dignity with Rome (Labbe, iv.
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 Theodosius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Two days after his first arrival in Constantinople on 24 November 380, Theodosius expelled the "Arian" bishop Demophilus of Constantinople from the churches of that city and surrendered them to Gregory of Naziaznus who happened to be the leader of the small Catholic or "Nicene" community there at the time.
An early meeting of this synod, when all the bishops had not yet arrived, elected Gregory of Nazianzus as the new Bishop of Constantinople, but he was quickly forced to resign.
Theodosius' early reign witnessed the gradual expulsion of all heretical bishops from the towns and cities of the East and the transfer of all church buildings and property to their Catholic rivals.
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 THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY--BY SOCRATES SCHOLASTICUS, BOOK V
Immediately, therefore, he intimated his desire to Demophilus, (2) who presided over the Arian party; and enquired whether he was willing to assent to the Nicene Creed, and thus reunite the people, and establish peace.
Thus the Arians, after having been in possession of the churches for forty years, were in consequence of their opposition to the peace proposed by the emperor Theodosius, driven out of the city, in Gratian's fifth consulate, (6) and the first of Theodosius Angustus, on the 26th of November.
The bishops of the other party remaining at Constantinople, entered into a consultation about the ordination of a bishop; for Gregory, as we have before said, (5) had resigned that see, and was preparing to return to Nazianzus.
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 Roman Emperors - DIR Theodosius I
Valentinian now ruled the whole of the western empire, but he was increasingly dominated by his magister peditum praesentalis Arbogast, whose own arrogance increased the further Theodosius moved from the scene.
The war was decided by one decisive battle on the banks of the river Frigidus in the foothills of the Alps on 6 September 394.
[[42]] Two days after his first arrival in Constantinople on 24 November 380, Theodosius expelled the "Arian" bishop Demophilus of Constantinople from the churches of that city and surrendered them to Gregory of Naziaznus who happened to be the leader of the small Catholic or "Nicene" community there at the time.
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