Alexandria Complex
Julian made leniency in religion a policy at the beginning of his reign to restore paganism. He desired the return of the exiled bishops to their homelands in order to increase [...]
The Council of Alexandria and the Problem of Antioch
The bishops gathered in Alexandria mentioned their brothers in Christ, the sons of the Church of Antioch, and they wrote a peace letter to the Nicene bishops present in Antioch.
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Valentinian and Wallens
Jovanus died on the seventeenth of February in the year 364. The commanders of the soldiers met in Nicaea and discussed the matter of succession, and they unanimously agreed in
Basil the Great and the Church of Antioch
Saint Basil the Great: A bright star shone in the sky of the Church during this period of its ordeal, illuminating its path and dazzling its enemies, thus increasing its strength.
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Antioch local complex
Theodosius the Great: (379-395) Valens died in a battle with the Goths on the eighth of August in the year 378. The matter was grievous for Gratian, son of
Monks in the third and fourth centuries
Origin: Jesus Christ was the first to live a life of poverty, wandering, and misery. He taught that the Kingdom of God was approaching. He sent his disciples and instructed them not to become pregnant
The church in the first quarter of the fifth century
Hierarchy: The remaining texts indicate that the hierarchy of the Church of Antioch included in the first quarter of the fourth century - before the First Ecumenical Council -
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