Letters of the Blessed Theodoret, Bishop of…

 Letters of the Blessed Theodoret,

 II. To the Same.

 III. To Bishop Irenæus.

 IV. Festal.

 V. Festal.

 VI. Festal.

 VII. To Theonilla.

 VIII. To Eugraphia.

 IX. To an Anonymous Correspondent.

 X. To the Learned Elias.

 XI. To Flavianus Bishop of Constantinople.

 XII. To the Bishop Irenæus.

 XIII. To Cyrus.

 XIV. To Alexandra.

 XV. To Silvanus the Primate.

 XVI. To Bishop Irenæus.

 XVII. To the Deaconess Casiana.

 XVIII. To Neoptolemus.

 XIX. To the Presbyter Basilius.

 XX. To the Presbyter Martyrius.

 XXI. To the Learned Eusebius.

 XXII. To Count Ulpianus.

 XXIII. To the Patrician Areobindas.

 XXIV. To Andreas Bishop of Samosata.

 XXV. Festal.

 XXVI. Festal.

 XXVII. To Aquilinus, Deacon and Archimandrite.

 XXVIII. To Jacobus, Presbyter and Monk.

 XXIX. To Apellion.

 XXX. To Aerius the Sophist .

 XXXI. To Domnus Bishop of Antioch.

 XXXII. To the Bishop Theoctistus.

 XXXIII. To Stasimus, Count and Primate.

 XXXIV. To the Count Patricius.

 XXXV. To the Bishop Irenæus.

 XXXVI. To Pompianus, Bishop of Emesa.

 XXXVII. To Salustius the Governor.

 XXXVIII. Festal.

 XXXIX. Festal.

 XL. To Theodorus the Vicar.

 XLI. To Claudianus.

 XLII. To Constantius the Prefect.

 XLIII. To the Augusta Pulcheria.

 XLIV. To the Patrician

 XLV. To the Patrician Anatolius.

 XLVI. To the Learned Petrus.

 XLVII. To Proclus,

 XLVIII. To Eustathius, Bishop of Berytus.

 XLIX. To Damianus,

 L. To the Archimandrite Gerontius.

 LI. To the Presbyter Agapius.

 LII. To Ibas, Bishop of Edessa .

 LIII. To Sophronius, Bishop of Constantina .

 LIV. Festal.

 LV. Festal.

 LVI. Festal.

 LVII. To the Præfect Eutrechius.

 LVIII. To the Consul Nomus.

 LIX. To Claudianus.

 LX. To Dioscorus, Bishop of Alexandria.

 LXI. To the Presbyter Archibius.

 LXII. To the Presbyter John.

 LXIII. Festal.

 LXIV. Festal.

 LXV. To the General Zeno.

 LXVI. To Aerius the Sophist.

 LXVII. To Maranas.

 LXVIII. To Epiphanius.

 LXIX. To Eugraphia.

 LXX. To Eustathius, Bishop of Ægæ.

 LXXI. To Zeno,

 LXXII. To Hermesigenes the Assessor.

 LXXIII. To Apollonius.

 LXXIV. To Urbanus.

 LXXV. To the Clergy of Berœa.

 LXXVI. To Uranius, Governor of Cyprus.

 LXXVII. To Eulalius, Bishop of Persian Armenia.

 LXXVIII. To Eusebius, Bishop of Persian Armenia.

 LXXIX. To Anatolius the Patrician.

 LXXX. To the Prefect Eutrechius.

 LXXXI. To the Consul Nomus.

 LXXXII. To Eusebius, Bishop of Ancyra.

 LXXXIII. Of Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrus, to Dioscorus, Archbishop of Alexandria.

 LXXXIV. To the Bishops of Cilicia.

 LXXXV. To the Bishop Basil.

 LXXXVI.

 LXXXVII. To Domnus, Bishop of Apamea.

 LXXXVIII. To Taurus the Patrician.

 LXXXIX. To Florentius the Patrician.

 XC. To Lupicinus the Master.

 XCI. To the Prefect Eutrechius.

 XCII. To Anatolius the Patrician.

 XCIII. To Senator the Patrician.

 XCIV. To Protogenes

 XCV. To the Præfect Antiochus.

 XCVI. To Nomus the Patrician.

 XCVII. To the Count Sporacius.

 XCVIII. To Pancharius.

 XCIX. To Claudianus the Antigrapharius.

 C. To Alexandra.

 CI. To the Deaconess Celarina.

 CII. To Bishop Basilius.

 CIII. To the Count Apollonius.

 CIV. To Flavianus,

 CV. To Eulogius the Œconomus.

 CVI. To Abraham the Œconomus.

 CVII. To the Presbyter Theodotus.

 CVIII. To Acacius the Presbyter.

 CIX. To Eusebius, Bishop of Ancyra.

 CX. To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch.

 CXI. To Anatolius the Patrician.

 CXII. To Domnus, Bishop of Antioch.

 CXIII. To Leo, Bishop of Rome.

 CXIII. (a).

 CXIV . To Andiberis.

 CXV. To Apella.

 CXVI.

 CXVII. To the Bishop Florentius.

 CXVIII. To the Archdeacon of Rome.

 CXIX. To Anatolius the Patrician .

 CXX. To Lupicius.

 CXXI. To Anatolius the Patrician.

 CXXII.

 CXXIII. To the Same.

 CXXIV. To the Learned Maranas.

 CXXV. To Aphthonius, Theodoritus, Nonnus, Scylacius, Apthonius, Joannes, Magistrates of the Zeugmatensis.

 CXXVI. To the Bishop Sabinianus.

 CXXVII. To Jobius, Presbyter and Archimandrite.

 CXXVIII. To Candidus, Presbyter and Archimandrite.

 CXXIX. To Magnus Antoninus the Presbyter.

 CXXX. To Bishop Timotheus.

 CXXXI. To Longinus, Archimandrite of Doliche.

 CXXXII. To Ibas, Bishop of Edessa.

 CXXXIII. To John, Bishop of Germanicia.

 CXXXIV. To Theoctistus, Bishop of Berœa.

 CXXXV. To Bishop Romulus.

 CXXXVI. To Cyrus Magistrianus.

 CXXXVII. To the Archimandrite John.

 CXXXVIII. To Anatolius the Patrician.

 CXXXIX. To Aspar, Consular and Patrician.

 CXL. To the Master Vincomalus.

 CXLI. To Marcellus, Archimandrite of the Acoemetæ.

 CXLII. To the Same.

 CXLIII. To Andrew, Monk of Constantinople.

 CXLIV. To the Soldiers.

 CXLV. To the Monks of Constantinople.

 CXLVI. To John the Œconomus.

 CXLVII.

 CXLVIII in the Edition of Garnerius.

 CXLIX is “Copy of the Letter written by John, Bishop of Antioch, to Nestorius.”

 CL. Letter of Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrus, to Joannes, Bishop of Antioch.

 CLI. Letter or Address of Theodoret to the Monks of the Euphratensian, the Osrhoene, Syria, Phœnicia, and Cilicia.

 CLII. Report of the (Bishops) of the East to the Emperor, giving information of their proceedings, and explaining the cause of the delay in the arriva

 CLIII. Report of the same to the Empresses Pulcheria and Eudoxia.

 CLIV. Report of the same to the Senate of Constantinople.

 CLV. Letter of John, Bishop of Antioch and his Supporters, to the Clergy of Constantinople.

 CLVI. Letter of the same to the people of Constantinople.

 CLVII. Report of the Council of (the Bishops of) the East to the Victorious Emperor, announcing a second time the deposition of Cyril and of Memnon.

 CLVIII. Report of (the Bishops of) the East to the Very Pious Emperor, which they delivered with the preceding Report to the Right Honourable Count Ir

 CLIX. Letter of the same to the Præfect and to the Master.

 CLX. Letter of the same to the Governor and Scholasticus.

 CLXI. Report presented to the Emperor by John, Archbishop of Antioch and his supporters through Palladius Magistrianus.

 CLXII. Letter of Theodoretus to Andreas, Bishop of Samosata, written from Ephesus.

 CLXIII. First Letter of the Commissioners of the East, sent to Chalcedon, among whom was Theodoretus.

 CLXIV. Second Epistle of the same to the same, expressing premature triumph in Victory.

 CLXV. Letter of the same to the same.

 CLXVI. First Petition of the Commissioners, addressed from Chalcedon, to the Emperor.

 CLXVII. Second Petition of the same, sent from Chalcedon to Theodosius Augustus.

 CLXVIII. Third Demand of the same, addressed from Chalcedon to the Sovereigns.

 CLXIX. Letter written by Theodoretus, Bishop of Cyrus, from Chalcedon to Alexander of Hierapolis.

 CLXX. Letter of certain Easterns, who had been sent to Constantinople, to Bishop Rufus.

 CLXXI. Letter of Theodoret to John, Bishop of Antioch, after the Reconciliation.

 CLXXII. Letter of Theodoretus to Nestorius.

 CLXXIII. Letter to Andreas, Monk of Constantinople.

 CLXXIV. To Himerius, Bishop of Nicomedia.

 CLXXV. To Alexander of Hierapolis .

 CLXXVI. Letter to the same Alexander after he had learnt that John, Bishop of Antioch, had Anathematized the Doctrine of Nestorius.

 CLXXVII. Letter to Andreas, Bishop of Samosata.

 CLXXVIII. Letter to Alexander of Hierapolis.

 CLXXIX. Letter of Cyril to John, Bishop of Antioch, against Theodoret.

 CLXXX. Letter of Theodoretus, as some suppose, to Domnus, Bishop of Antioch, written on the Death of Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria.

 CLXXXI. Letter to Abundius, Bishop of Como .

CLXII. Letter of Theodoretus to Andreas, Bishop of Samosata, written from Ephesus.660

Writing from Ephesus I salute your holiness, I congratulate you on your infirmity, and deem you dear to God, in that you have known what evil deeds have been going on here by report, and not by personal experience. Evil indeed! They transcend all imagination and all incidents of history; they compel a continual downpour of tears. The body of the Church is in peril of dismemberment;—nay, rather I may say it has received the first incision;—unless the wise Healer restore and re-connect the unsound and severed limbs. Once again the Egyptian is raging against God, and warring with Moses and Aaron His servants, and the more part of Israel are on the side of the foe; for all too few are the sound who willingly suffer for true religion’s sake. Ancient principles are trodden under foot. Deposed men perform priestly functions, and they who have deposed them sit sighing at home. Men excommunicated by the same sentence as the deposed have relieved the deposed of their deposition of their own free will. Such is the mockery of a synod held by Egyptians, by Palestinians, by men from the Pontic and Asian dioceses, and by the West in their company.661

What players in a pantomime, in the days of paganism, even in any farce so held up religion to ridicule? Indeed what farce-writer ever performed such a play? What dramatist ever wrote so sad a tragedy? Such and so great are the troubles that have beset God’s Church, whereof I have narrated but a very small part.