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178 other sections not shown Other editions - View allCommon terms and phrasesaccording afterward Alexandria Ambrose anchorets ancient Antioch apostles Arian ascetic Athanasius Augustine authority baptism barbarians called canon Catholic celebrated Chalcedon Christ Christian Chrysostom civil clergy cloister Comp consecrated Constantine Constantinople council of Chalcedon council of Nice death dioceses divine doctrine Donatists East Eastern eccl ecclesiastical ecumenical council emperor episcopal Epist especially Eucharist Eusebius faith fathers favor festival fifth century fourth century Gibbon gospel Greek church Gregory Gregory Nazianzen heathen heaven Hefele heretics Hist holy honor imperial Jerome Jerusalem Jesus Julian Justinian Latin church Libanius liturgy Lond Lord marriage martyrs metropolitans miracles monastic monasticism monks moral Nicene ordination pagan papal patriarch Paul persecution Peter pope prayer presbyter priests Protestant provinces reign religion religious Roman bishop Roman empire Rome sacraments saints says Scriptures slaves Sozomen spirit successor synod temple Theodoret Theodosius tion torn Vita whole worship Zosimus Bibliographic information |