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 .

CLXXXI. Letter to Abundius, Bishop of Como.709

To my dear lord and very holy brother Abundius Theodoretus sends greeting in the Lord. I have discovered that your piety religiously preserves the true and apostolic faith; and I have thanked Almighty God that the truth which was in peril has been renewed and brought to light by your holiness.

Of old, after the flood, it came to pass that Noah and his sons were left for seed of the human race. Just so in our own day are reserved the fathers of the West, that by them the holy churches of the East may be able to preserve that true religion which has been threatened with devastation and destruction by a new and impious heresy. Well may we quote those words of the prophet “Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant we should have been as Sodom and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.”710 So upon us from this impious heresy the wrath of God has fallen like a flood and invasion.

Now we acknowledge the presence of our Saviour in a human body, and one Son of God, His perfect Godhead and His perfect manhood. We do not divide our one Lord Jesus Christ into two sons for He is one; but we recognise the distinction between God and man; we know that one is of the Father, the other of the seed of David and Abraham, according to the divine Scriptures, and that the divine nature is free from passion, the body which was before subject to passion being now itself too free from passion; for after the resurrection it is plainly delivered from all passion.

This we have learnt from the letter of the very holy and religious Archbishop our lord Leo. For we have read what he wrote to Flavianus, of holy and blessed memory, and have thanked the loving-kindness of the Lord because we have found an advocate and defender of the truth. To this letter I have given my adhesion, and have subjoined a copy of it to my present epistle, which I have also subscribed and have thereby proved that I obey the apostolic rules, that is true doctrines; that I abide in them to this day, and am suffering in their cause.

Assent has also been given by my lord Ibas and my lord Aquilinus against whom the inventors of the new heresy have armed the imperial power.

It remains for you with your very holy colleagues to bring aid to the sacred Church, and to drive away the war that threatens it. Banish the impious party which has been roused against the truth; give back the churches their ancient peace; so will you receive from the Lord, Who has promised to grant this boon, the fruits of your apostolic labours.

All the very religious and godly presbyters and reverend deacons and brethren by your holiness I greet; and I and all who are with me salute your reverence.711