The Festal Letters, and their Index.

 B.—The Festal Letters, and Their Index,

 Index.

 Festal Letters.

 I. Festal Letters.

 Letter II.— For 330. Easter-day xxiv Pharmuthi xiii Kal. Mai Æra Dioclet. 46 Coss. Gallicianus, Valerius Symmachus Præfect, Magninianus Indict. i

 Letter III.— For 331. Easter-day xvi Pharmuthi iii Id. April Æra Dioclet. 47 Coss. Annius Bassus, Ablabius Præfect, Florentius Indict. iv.

 Letter IV.— For 332. Easter-day vii Pharmuthi , iv Non. Apr. Æra Dioclet. 48 Coss. Fabius Pacatianus, Mæcilius Hilarianus Præfect, Hyginus Indict

 Letter V.— For 333. Easter-day , Coss. Dalmatius and Zenophilus Præfect, Paternus vi Indict. xvii Kal. Maii, xx Pharmuthi xv Moon vii Gods Æra

 Letter VI.— For 334. Easter-day, xii Pharmuthi, vii Id. April xvii Moon Æra Dioclet. 50 Coss. Optatus Patricius, Anicius Paulinus Præfect, Philagr

 Letter VII.— For 335. Easter-day iv Pharmuthi, iii Kal. April xx Moon Ær. Dioclet. 51 Coss. Julius Constantius, the brother of Augustus, Rufinus Al

 Letter X.— For 338. Coss. Ursus and Polemius Præf. the same Theodorus, of Heliopolis, and of the Catholics . After him, for the second year, Philagri

 Letter XI.— For 339. Coss. Constantius Augustus II, Constans I Præfect, Philagrius the Cappadocian, for the second time Indict. xii Easter-day xvii

 *XII.— (Probably for 340 a.d.) To the Beloved Brother, and our fellow Minister Serapion .

 Letter XIII.— (For 341.) Coss. Marcellinus, Probinus Præf. Longinus Indict. xiv Easter-day, xiii Kal. Maii, xxiv Pharmuthi Æra Dioclet. 57.

 Letter XIV.— (For 342.) Coss. Augustus Constantius III, Constans II, Præf. the same Longinus Indict. xv Easter-day iii Id. Apr., xvi Pharmuthi Æra

 Letter XVII.— (For 345.) Coss. Amantius, Albinus Præf. Nestorius of Gaza Indict. iii Easter-day, vii Id. Apr., xii Pharmuthi Moon 19 Æra Dioclet.

 Letter XVIII.— (For 346.) Coss. Augustus Constantius IV, Constans III Præf. the same Nestorius Indict. iv Easter-day iii Kal. Apr., iv Pharmuthi M

 Letter XIX.— (For 347.) Coss. Rufinus, Eusebius Præf. the same Nestorius Indict. v Easter-day, Prid. Id. Apr., Pharmuthi xvii Æra Dioclet. 63 Moo

 Letter XX.— (For 348.) Coss. Philippus, Salia Præfect the same Nestorius Indict. vi Easter-day iii Non. Apr., viii Pharmuthi Æra Dioclet. 64 Moon

 From Letter XXII .— (For 350.)

 From Letter XXIV .— (For 352.)

 From Letter XXVII.— (For 355.) From the twenty-seventh Festal Letter of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria and Confessor of which the commencement is,

 From Letter XXVIII .— (For 356.)

 Another Fragment.

 From Letter XXIX . — (For 357.) From the twenty-ninth Letter, of which the beginning is, ‘Sufficient for this present time is that which we have alrea

 Another Fragment .

 Another Fragment .

 From Letter XXXIX.— (For 367.) Of the particular books and their number, which are accepted by the Church. From the thirty-ninth Letter of Holy Athana

 From Letter XL .— (For 368.)

 From Letter XLII.— (For 370.)

 From Letter XLIII.— (For 371.)

 From Letter XLIV.— (For 372.) And again, from the forty-fourth Letter, of which the commencement is, ‘All that our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ did i

 From Letter XLV.— (For 373.)

 Personal Letters.

 II. Personal Letters.

 Letter XLVII.— To the Church of Alexandria on the same occasion.

 Letter XLVIII.— Letter to Amun . Written before 354 a.d.

 Letter XLIX.— Letter to Dracontius . Written a.d. 354 or 355.

 Letter L.— First Letter to Lucifer .

 Letter LI.— Second Letter to Lucifer.

 Letter LII.— First Letter to Monks . (Written 358–360).

 Letter LIII.— Second Letter to Monks.

 Letter LIV.— To Serapion, concerning the death of Arius.

 Letter LV.— Letter to Rufinianus.

 Letter LVI.— To the Emperor Jovian.

 Letter LVII.— First Letter to Orsisius .

 Letter LVIII.— Second Letter to Orsisius .

 Letter LIX.— To Epictetus.

 Letter LX.— To Adelphius , Bishop and Confessor: against the Arians.

 Letter LXI.— Letter to Maximus. (Written about 371 a.d.)

 Letter LXII.— To John and Antiochus .

 Letter LXIII.— Letter to the Presbyter Palladius .

 Letter LXIV.— To Diodorus (fragment).

 Memorandum.— On other Letters ascribed to Athanasius.

Letter XVII.—(For 345.) Coss. Amantius, Albinus; Præf. Nestorius of Gaza; Indict. iii; Easter-day, vii Id. Apr., xii Pharmuthi; Moon 19; Æra Dioclet. 61.

Athanasius to the Presbyters and Deacons of Alexandria, and to the beloved brethren, greeting in Christ.

According to custom, I give you notice respecting Easter, my beloved, that you also may notify the same to the districts of those who are at a distance, as is usual. Therefore, after this present festival624 Observe that Athan. gives notice at Easter, a.d. 344, upon what day Easter is to be observed in a.d. 345, and not immediately after the succeeding Epiphany, as Cassian asserts to have been the custom of the Patriarch of Alexandria. (Cassian. Collat. x. 1.) Cf. Letters 2, 4, 10, 18, &c., I mean this which is on the twentieth of the month Pharmuthi, the Easter-day following will be on the vii Id. April, or according to the Alexandrians on the twelfth of Pharmuthi. Give notice therefore in all those districts, that Easter-day will be on the vii Id. April, or according to the Alexandrian reckoning on the twelfth of Pharmuthi. That you may be in health in Christ, I pray, my beloved brethren.