Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History 5.8.4-5.8.6
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Καισαρείας τῆς Παλαιστίνης

, and

Caesarea in Palestine

are directly attested at Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Church History 5.8.4-5.8.6. This passage was written ca. ca. 449-458 C.E. possibly in Cyrrhus. Theodoret served as bishop of Cyrrhus in northwestern Syria in 423-457 C.E. Following his wide education in both the Christian and the Greek traditions and a brief monastic devotion, he became a vigorous leader of his diocese, distinguished by his philanthropy, and a prominent theologian, particularly in opposition to Cyril of Alexandria as a staunch and lasting defender of Nestorius. He was a prolific writer, and his many extant works include exegesis, ecclesiastical history, and Christological treatises. In this passage from the Church History, Theodoret narrates the Second Ecumenical Council convened in 381 by Theodosius I in Aghia Eirene at Constantinople. Here he records the bishops attending from Asia Minor and the Near East, including Gelasius of Caesarea, who sided with Gregory Nazianzus.

(4) ἦσαν δὲ ἄνδρες ἀξιάγαστοι καὶ ζήλου θείου καὶ σοφίας ἀνάπλεοι· Ἑλλάδιος μὲν ὁ τῆς τοῦ μεγάλου Βασιλείου προεδρίας διάδοχος, Γρηγόριος δὲ καὶ Πέτρος οἱ τοὺς αὐτοὺς Βασιλείῳ πατέρας αὐχήσαντες· Ἀμφιλόχιος δὲ Λυκαόνων ἡγεῖτο καὶ Πισιδῶν Ὄπτιμος καὶ Κιλίκων Διόδωρος. (5) παρὴν δὲ καὶ Πελάγιος ὁ Λαοδικείας καὶ Εὐλόγιος ὁ Ἐδέσσης καὶ Ἀκάκιος καὶ Ἰσίδωρος ὁ ἡμέτερος καὶ Κύριλλος ὁ τῶν Ἰεροσολύμων, καὶ Γελάσιος ὁ Καισαρείας τῆς Παλαιστίνης, λόγῳ καὶ βίῳ κοσμούμενος, καὶ ἕτεροι πλεῖστοι τῆς ἀρετῆς ἀθληταί. (6) τότε δὴ οὖν οὗτοι πάντες τῶν Αἰγυπτίων σφὰς αὐτοὺς ἀποκρίναντες, σὺν τῷ μεγάλω Γρηγορίῳ τὰς πανηγύρεις ἐπετέλουν τὰς θείας.

[Ed. Parmentier and Hansen 1998]

(4) (The assembled bishops) were admirable men and full of divine zeal and wisdom, such as Helladius, successor of the great Basil, Gregory and Peter, brothers of Basil, and Amphilochius from Lycaonia, Optimus from Pisidia, and Diodorus from Cilicia. Also present were Pelagius of Laodicaea, Eulogius of Edessa, Acacius, our own Isidorus, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gelasius of Caesarea in Palestine, celebrated for his learning and career, and many other athletes of virtue. All these then separated themselves from the Egyptians and celebrated divine service with the great Gregory.

[Adapted from Jackson 1892 and Parmentier, Hansen, and Bouffartigue 2009]

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[Beroea

Caesarea Mazaca

Cilicia

Cyprus

Edessa

Iconium

Jerusalem

Laodicaea

Nyssa

Pisidia

Sebaste]

[Acacius of Beroea

Amphilochius of Iconium

Basil of Caesarea

Cyril of Jerusalem

Diodorus of Cilicia

Eulogius of Edessa

Gelasius of Caesarea

Gregory of Nyssa

Helladius of Caesarea

Isidorus of Cyprus

Optimus of Pisidia

Pelagius of Laodicaea

Peter of Sebaste]

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Education (sacred)

Theology]