MELETIUS OF See also:

• ANTIOCH

ANTIOCH (d. 381)  , See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop and See also:

• SAINT (lat. sanctus, " holy ")

saint, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Melitene in Lesser See also:

• ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia of wealthy and See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble parents . He first appears (c . 357) as a supporter of Acacius,bishop See also:

• ELF
• ELF (O. Eng. aelf; cf. Ger. Alp, nightmare)

elf Caesarea, the See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of that party in the episcopate which supported the Homoean See also:

• FORMULA
• FORMULA (Lat. diminutive of forma, shape, pattern, &c., especially used of rules of judicial procedure)

formula by which the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• CONSTANTIUS, FLAVIUS VALERIUS

Constantius sought to effect a See also:

• COMPROMISE (pronounced compromize; through Fr. from Lat. compromittere)

compromise between the Homoeusians and the Homousians . Meletius thus makes his debut as an ecclesiastic of the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court party, and as such became bishop of Sebaste in See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession to See also:

• EUSTATHIUS
• EUSTATHIUS, or EUMATHIUS

Eustathius, deposed as an Homousian heretic by the See also:

• SYNOD
• SYNOD (Gr. vbvobos)

synod of Melitene . The See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment was resented by the Homoeusian See also:

• CLERGY (M.E. clergie, O. Fr. clergie, from Low Lat. form clericia [Skean, by assimilation with O. Fr. clergie, Fr. clerge,from Low Lat. clericatus)
• CLERGY, BENEFIT OF

clergy, and Meletius retired to Beroea . According to See also:

• SOCRATES

Socrates he attended the synod of See also:

• SELEUCIA (Gr. EeXeimeta)

Seleucia in the , autumn of 359, and then subscribed the Acacian formula . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in 36o he became bishop of See also:

• ANTIOCH

Antioch, in succession to Eudoxius, who had been raised to the see of See also:

• CONSTANTINOPLE
• CONSTANTINOPLE, COUNCILS OF

Constantinople . Early in the following See also:

• YEAR

year he was in See also:

• EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap, consul, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)

exile . According to an old tradition, supported by See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence See also:

• DRAWN

drawn from See also:

• EPIPHANIUS, SAINT (c. 315-402)

Epiphanius and See also:

• CHRYSOSTOM

Chrysostom, this was due to a See also:

• SERMON (Lat. sermo, a discourse)

sermon preached before the emperor Constantius, in which he revealed Homousian views . This explanation, however, is rejected by Loofs; the sermon contains nothing inconsistent with the Acacian position favoured by the court party; on the other See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, there is evidence of conflicts with the clergy, quite apart from any questions of orthodoxy, which may have led to the bishop's deposition . The successor of Meletius was Euzoeus, who had fallen with See also:

• ARIUS ("Apews)

Arius under the See also:

• BAN

ban of See also:

• ATHANASIUS (293-373)

Athanasius; and Loofs explains the subita fide.i mutajio which St See also:

• JEROME, JEROME KLAPKA (1859– )
• JEROME, ST (HIERONYMUS, in full EUSEBIUS SOPHRONIUS HIERONYMUS) (c. 340–420)

Jerome (See also:

• ANN

ann . Abr .

2376) ascribes to Meletius to the dogmatic opposition of the deposed bishop to his successor . In Antioch itself Meletius continued to have adherents, who held See also:

• SEPARATE

separate services in the " Apostolic " See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church in the old See also:

• TOWN

town . The Meletian See also:

• SCHISM

schism was complicated, moreover, by the presence in the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of another See also:

• ANTI, or CAMPA

anti-Arian See also:

• SECT

sect, stricter adherents of the Homousian formula, maintaining the tradition of the deposed bishop Eustathius and governed at this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time by the See also:

• PRESBYTER (Gr. apactObTepos, elder, the comparative of IrOo-Oas, an old man)

presbyter See also:

• PAULINUS (d. 644)
• PAULINUS, GAIUS SUETONIUS (1st century A.D.)

Paulinus . The synod of See also:

• ALEXANDRIA
• ALEXANDRIA (Arab. Iskenderia)

Alexandria sent deputies to See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt an arrangement between the two anti-Arian Churches; but before they arrived Paulinus had been consecrated. bishop by See also:

• LUCIFER (d. 370/1)
• LUCIFER (the Latinized form of Gr. 4scwo'4 bpos, " light-bearer ")

Lucifer of Calaris, and when Meletiusfree to return in consequence of the emperor See also:

• JULIAN (FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS JULIANUS) (331-363)

Julian's contemptuous policy—reached the city, he found himself one of three See also:

• RIVAL

rival bishops . Meletius was now between two stools . The orthodox Nicene party, notably Athanasius himself, held communion with Paulinus only; twice, in 365 and 371 or 372, Meletius was exiled by See also:

• DECREE (from the past participle, decretus, of Lat. decernere)

decree of the Arian emperor See also:

• VALENS

Valens . A further complication was added when, in 375, Vitalius,' one of Meletius's presbyters, was consecrated bishop by the heretical bishop See also:

• APOLLINARIS
• APOLLINARIS, SULPICIUS

Apollinaris of See also:

• LAODICEA
• LAODICEA, SYNOD OF

Laodicea . Meanwhile, under the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of his situation, Meletius had been more and more approximating to the views of the newer school of Nicene orthodoxy . See also:

• BASIL (Russ. VASILY)

Basil of Caesarea, throwing over the cause of Eustathius, championed that of Meletius who, when after the See also:

• DEATH

death of Valens he returned in See also:

• TRIUMPH (triumphus)

triumph to Antioch, was hailed as the leader of Eastern orthodoxy . As such he presided, in See also:

• OCTOBER

October 379, over the See also:

• GREAT

great synod of Antioch, in which the dogmatic agreement of See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East and See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West was established; it was he who helped See also:

• GREGORY
• GREGORY (Gregorius)
• GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
• GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
• GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
• GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
• GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)

Gregory of Nazianzus to the see of Constantinople and consecrated him; it was he who presided over the second See also:

• OECUMENICAL (through the Lat. from Gr. oiKOVµevI.KOS, universal, belonging to the whole inhabited world, i] oiKovµtvf sc. y;7, aides, to dwell)

oecumenical See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council at Constantinople in 381 . He died soon after the opening of the council, and the emperor See also:

• THEODOSIUS

Theodosius, who had received him with especial distinction; caused his See also:

• BODY

body to be carried to Antioch and buried with the honours of a saint . The Meletian schism, however, did not end with his death .

In spite of the See also:

• ADVICE (Fr. avis, from Lat. ad, to, and visum, viewed)

advice of Gregory of Nazianzus and of the Western Church, the recognition of Paulirms's See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole episcopate was refused, See also:

• FLAVIAN (d. 449)

Flavian being consecrated as Meletius's successor . TheEustathians, on the other hand, elected See also:

• EVAGRIUS (c. 536–600)

Evagrius as bishop on Paulinus's death, and it was not till 415 that Flavian succeeded in re-uniting them to the Church . Meletius was a See also:

• HOLY

holy See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, whose ascetic See also:

• LIFE

life was all the more remarkable in view of his great private See also:

• WEALTH

wealth . He was also a man of learning and culture, and widely esteemed for his See also:

• HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour)

honourable, kindly and straightforward See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character . He is venerated as a saint and See also:

• CONFESSOR

confessor in both the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern Churches . See the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article G . F . Loofs in See also:

• HERZOG, HANS (1819–1894)
• HERZOG, JOHANN JAKOB (1805-1882)

Herzog-Hauck, Realencykloptidie (ed . 1897, See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig), xii . 552, and authorities there cited .