Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantinople

^A blessed Gregentius having predicted to him this departure; and he was buried in the royal city of Tephar of the Homerites. Serdidus, his son, took up the scepter of the kingdom, and was in all things as his father had been, following in the footsteps of the blessed Gregentius.

The archbishop of holy memory, having shepherded the flock of Christ excellently and diligently, and having built upon the foundation of the apostles, and having performed many miracles and signs to the glory of God, both in his life ^B and after his falling asleep—shortly after the death of the king, he himself also laid aside the present life, having obtained an eternal kingdom, on the nineteenth day of December. He was buried in the cemetery of the Great Church, there being gathered there bishops, priests, deacons, and countless monastics at his funeral, all greatly mourning and lamenting and grieving over the death and loss of such a man. For he had been a father good to all, distributing to each what was appropriate and fitting, and having become a mediator, deeply compassionate and merciful, between God and men, in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom be glory, and power, and honor, and adoration, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

EPIPHANIUS, BISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE. FOUR EPISTLES OF EPIPHANIUS, BISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, TO POPE HORMISDAS.

THE SENTENCE OF PATRIARCH EPIPHANIUS AND THE SYNOD CONGREGATED AGAINST SEVERUS AND PETER.

The holy synod said: Even if that which was brought forward by the most venerable abbots was something new,

for the holy monasteries, as put forward for the most holy Churches, it is absolutely our duty to accept it and to share in and strive with their pious zeal. But now, we observe that this has already been carried out according to right reason by our most blessed Fathers and brothers; and thus it would be a very great fault not to follow those who have endured no small labors for the common peace of the most holy Churches, and who have shone forth in the great and patriarchal sees. From all that has been read, therefore, we have found Severus and Peter to be apostate and severed from the whole Catholic Church, and indeed from the orthodox faith itself, and to be ensnarers of simpler souls and abettors of the impious heretics, inasmuch as they are entangled in their various errors. Moreover, they held the sacred decrees of our holy Fathers as nothing, daring to do things forbidden to them in a reckless manner, and for these reasons they have fallen under the read-out priestly judgments. Wherefore, following these, we likewise consider the aforementioned Severus and Peter—who are neither restrained by the eternal condemnations and anathemas pronounced against them by so many holy Fathers, nor have they become in any way more moderate, but on the contrary have increased their own boldness against all the most holy Churches, fill- ^B ing them, as much as in them lay, with disturbances, and, as the divine Scripture says, reaping the fruits of their own labors—as having placed themselves in the order of the heretics whom they loved; and the very anathemas which they sought to devise for the insult of our holy Fathers and the subversion of the faithful, they have incurred upon their own heads, Walking, as the prophet says, In the light of their fire and in the flame which they have kindled. ^C And in this, too, following the aforementioned holy Fathers, by this our moderate sentence against them, we anathematize the same Severus and Peter, of whom one unlawfully snatched the see of the Theopolitans, and the other that of the Apameans, so that those who have hoped in Christ and belong to the Catholic Church, knowing this, may not fall into them through ignorance of what has been canonically decreed against them; but may know, according to the evangelical and apostolic instruction, that A man that is an heretic after the first and second admonition avoid; and that one ought not to say to such a one, God speed. For he that saith to him, God speed, is partaker of his evil deeds. It is also manifest that Zoaras the most impious is under the same condemnation, as are all who set their own heretical ^D conventicles and rebaptisms against the venerable altars and baptisteries. And in a similar manner we anathematize the impious writings of the aforesaid Severus. For in like manner, as the divine Scripture says: To God are hateful both the impious and his impiety.

EPIPHANIUS OF CYPRUS: AN EXPOSITION OF THE PRECEDENCE OF PATRIARCHS AND METROPOLITANS

The Patriarch of Rome, the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Alexandria, the Patriarch of Antioch, the Patriarch of Jerusalem.

The Session of Metropolitans

^A In the eparchy of Cappadocia, the first is he who sits in Caesarea. 2. In the eparchy of Asia is the metropolitan of Ephesus. 3. In the eparchy of Europe is the metropolitan of Heraclea of Thrace. 4. In the eparchy of Galatia is the metropolitan of Ancyra. 5. In the eparchy of the Hellespont is the metropolitan of Cyzicus. 6. In the eparchy of Lydia is the metropolitan of Sardis. 7. In the eparchy of Bithynia is the metropolitan of Nicomedia. 8. In the same eparchy is the metropolitan of Nicaea. 9. In the same eparchy is the metropolitan of Chalcedon. 10. In the eparchy of Pamphylia is the metropolitan of Side. 11. In the eparchy of Armenia Secunda ^B is the metropolitan of Sebastia. 12. In the eparchy of Helenopontus is the metropolitan of Amasia. 13. In the eparchy of Armenia...

^A Minor is the metropolitan of Melitene. 14. In the eparchy of Cappadocia Secunda is the metropolitan of Tyana. 15. In the eparchy of Paphlagonia is the metropolitan of Gangra. 16. In the eparchy of Honorias is the metropolitan of Claudiopolis. 17. In the eparchy of Pontus is the metropolitan of Neocaesarea. 18. In the eparchy of Galatia Secunda is the metropolitan of Pessinus. 19. In the eparchy of Lycia is the metropolitan of Myra. 20. In the eparchy of Caria is the metropolitan of Tauropolis. 21. In the eparchy of Phrygia Pacatiana is the metropolitan of Laodicea. 22. In the eparchy of Phrygia Salutaris is the metropolitan of Synnada. 23. In the eparchy of Lycaonia is the metropolitan of Iconium. 24. In the eparchy of Pisidia is the metropolitan of Antioch. 25. In the eparchy of Pamphylia is the metropolitan of Perge. 26. In the eparchy of Cappadocia Secunda is the metropolitan of Mocessos. 27. In the eparchy of Lazica is the metropolitan of Phasis. 28. In the eparchy of Thrace is the metropolitan of Philippopolis. 29. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the metropolitan of Trajanopolis. 30. In the eparchy of the Cyclades islands is the metropolitan of Rhodes. 31. In the eparchy of Haemus Mons is the metropolitan of Adrianopolis. 32. In the eparchy of the same district there is another, the metropolitan of Marcianopolis. 33. In the eparchy of Phrygia Pacatiana is the metropolitan of Hierapolis.

Concerning the Autocephalous Archbishops

1. In the eparchy of Moesia is the first archbishop of Odyssus. 2. Of Scythia is the archbishop of Tomi or the Tomitans. 3. In the eparchy of Europe is the archbishop of Bizye. 4. In the eparchy of Paphlagonia is the archbishop of Pompeiopolis. 5. In the eparchy of Asia is the archbishop of Smyrna. 6. In the eparchy of Isauria is the archbishop of Leontopolis. 7. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the archbishop of Maroneia. 8. In the eparchy of Bithynia is the archbishop of Apameia. 9. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the archbishop of Maximianopolis. 10. In the eparchy of Galatia Secunda is the archbishop of the Germians. 11. In the eparchy of Europe is the archbishop of Arcadiopolis. 12. In Thrace is the archbishop of Berrhoea. 13. In the eparchy of the island of Lesbos is the archbishop of Mytilene. 14. In the eparchy of Hellespont is the archbishop of Parium. 15. In the eparchy of Caria is the archbishop of Miletus. 16. In the eparchy of Thrace is the archbishop of Nicopolis. 17. In the eparchy of the island is the archbishop of the city of the same name, Proconnesus. 18. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the archbishop of Anchialus. 19. In the eparchy of Europe is the archbishop of Selymbria. 20. In the eparchy of the island of Lesbos is the archbishop of Methymna. 21. In the eparchy of Bithynia is the archbishop of Cius. 22. In the eparchy of Europe is the archbishop of... ^{B C}

Aprorum. 23. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the archbishop of Cypsela. 24. In the eparchy of Zechia is the archbishop of Cherson. 25. In the eparchy of Zechia is the archbishop of Bosporus. 26. In the eparchy of the same resides the archbishop of Nicopsis. 27. In the eparchy of Isauria is the archbishop of the Cotradorenses. 28. In the eparchy of Helenopontus is the archbishop of Euchaita. 29. In the eparchy of the islands of the Cyclades is the archbishop of Carpathus. 30. In the eparchy of Rhodope is the archbishop of Aenus. 31. In the eparchy of Europe is the archbishop of Drixipara. 32. In the eparchy of Haemimontus is the archbishop of Mesembria. 33. In the eparchy of Armenia Secunda is the archbishop of Heracleopolis. 34. In the eparchy of Abasgia is the archbishop of Sebastopolis.

Of dependent bishops.

In the eparchy of Cappadocia, the metropolis of Caesarea has under it five cities with bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of the Imperial Baths; 2, the bishop of Nyssa; 3, the bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia; 4, the bishop of the Camuliani; 5, the bishop of Cicissus. In the eparchy of Asia, the metropolis of Ephesus has under it cities or bishops, namely 36, for example: 1, the bishop of Hypaepa; 2, the bishop of Tralles; 3, the bishop of Magnesia ad Maeandrum; 4, the bishop of Elaea; 5, the bishop of Adramyttium; 6, the bishop of Assus; 7, the bishop of Gargara; 8, the bishop of Mastaurus; 9, the bishop of Caloe; 10, the bishop of Briula; 11, the bishop of Pittane; ^C ... and so on. ^D [alt-version omitted]

^A 12, Myrina; 13, Phocæa; 14, Aureliopolis; 15, Nyssa; 16, Maschacome; 17, the metropolitan; 18, Bareta; 19, the bishop of Magnesia and Anelii; 20, Aninatum; 21, Pergamus; 22, Priene; 23, Arcadiopolis; 24, Novae Aulae; 25, Dios Hieri [of the sanctuary of God]; 26, Augaza; 27, Siorum; 28, Colophon; 29, Lebedus; 30, Teos; 31, Erythrae; 32, Clazomenae; 33, Antandrus; 34, Theodosiopolis, also called Perperina; 35, Cyme; 36, Palaeopolis.

In the Eparchy of Europe in Thrace, the metropolis of Heraclea has under itself five cities or bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of Panium; 2, the bishop of Callipolis; 3, the bishop of Chersonesus; 4, the bishop of Cyla; 5, the bishop of Raedestus.

In the Eparchy of Galatia in Thrace, the metropolis of Ancyra has under itself seven cities or bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of Tabia; 2, the bishop of Heliopolis; 3, the bishop of Aspana; 4, the bishop of Berynopolis; 5, the bishop of Mnizus; 6, the bishop of Cinna; 7, the bishop of Anastasiopolis.

In the Eparchy of the Hellespont, the metropolis of Cyzicus has under itself twelve cities or bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of Germe; 2, the bishop of Poemanenum; 3, the bishop of Oca; 4, the bishop of Sasabareos; 5, the bishop of Hadrianotherae; 6, the bishop of Lampsacus; 7, the bishop of Abydus; 8, the bishop of Dardanus; 9, the bishop of Ilium; 10, the bishop of Troas; 11, the bishop of Pionia; 12, the bishop of Melitopolis.

In the Eparchy of Lydia, the metropolis of Sardis has under itself twenty-six cities or bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of Philadelphia; 2, of Tripolis; 3, of Thyatira; 4, of Setae; 5, of Aureliopolis; 6, of Nacolia; 7, of Docimium; 8, of Midia; 9, of Ipsus; 10, of Prymnessus; 11, of Myri; 12, of Sibindus; 13, of Polybotus; 14, of Phytia; ^C 15, of Hierapolis; 16, of Eucarpia; 17, of Lysias; 18, of Augustopolis; 19, of Brysi; 20, of Otri; 21, of Lycaones...

^A of Stectorium, of Cenabarium, of Cona, otherwise called Demetriopolis; 25, of Scordapia; 26, of Nicopolis; 27, of Aurocli. In the province of Lycaonia, the metropolis Iconium has under it cities, or bishops, fourteen: 1, the bishop of Lystra; 2, of the Vasada; 3, of the Amblada; 4, of the Novimanada; 5, of the Misthia; 6, of the Laranda; 7, of the Bareta; 8, of Derbe; 9, of the Sabatra; 10, of Canna; 11, of Berynapolis; 12, of the Galbani; 13, of the Histri; 14, of Perta. In the province of Pisidia, the metropolis Antioch has under it cities, or bishops, eighteen: 1, the bishop of Philomelium; 2, of Sagalassus; 3, of Sozopolis; 4, of Apamea Cibotus; 5, of Tyraeum; 6, of Barea; 7, of Hadrianopolis; 8, of Limen; 9, of Neapolis; 10, of Laodicea the Burnt, ^B or Ambusta; 11, of Seleucia, surnamed the Iron, or the Ferrous; 12, of Adada; 13, of Zarzela; 14, of Timbriada; 15, of Tymandus; 16, of Justinopolis; 17, of Metropolis; 18, of the Pappi. In the province of Pamphylia, the metropolis Perga has under it cities, or bishops, eighteen: namely, 1, the bishop of Attalia; 2, of Eudocias; 3, of Telmessus; 4, of Isindus; 5, of Maximianopolis; 6, of the Lagina; 7, of Palaeopolis; 8, of Cremna; 9, of the Cudruli [Corydallum]; 10, of Peltinesis [or Pen...]. ^{C D} [alt-version omitted]

Pertenesis]; 11, of Ariassus; 12, of the Paglori; 13, of Hadrianae; 14, of the Dicetanauri; 15, of the Sandidi; 16, of Barba; 17, of Sulaeus; 18, of the Perbaeni. ^B In the eparchy of Cappadocia, the metropolis is Mocisus, which has under it four cities or bishops: 1, Nazianzus; 2, Colonia; 3, Parnassus; 4, Doara. In the eparchy of Lazica, the metropolis is Phasis, which has under it four cities or bishops: 1, Rhodopolis; 2, of the Saesini; 3, Petrae; 4, of the Ziganei. In the eparchy of Thrace, the metropolis is Philippopolis, which has under it three cities or bishops, namely: 1, the bishop of Diocletianopolis; 2, of Sebastopolis; 3, of Diospolis. In the eparchy of Europa, the metropolis is Trajanopolis, which has under it two cities or bishops: one of Perus, the other of Anastasiopolis. In the eparchy of the Cyclades Islands, the metropolis is Rhodes, which has under it twelve cities or bishops: 1, the bishop of Samos; 2, of Chios; 3, of Cos; 4, of Naxia; 5, of Thera; 6, of Paros; 7, of Leros; 8, of Andros; 9, of Tinos; 10, of Melos; 11, of Pissina. In the eparchy of Eremupolis [Irenopolis], the metropolis is Hadrianopolis, which has under it five cities or bishops: 1, of Mesembria; 2, of Sozopolis; 3, of Plotinopolis; 4, of Anastasiopolis; 5, of the Tzoidae. In the eparchy of the Cyclades islands, the metropolis is Marcianopolis, which has under it five cities or bishops: 1, of Rhodostolum; 2, of the Tramarisci; 3, of the Novi; 4, of the Zecedepi; 5, of Scaria. In the eparchy of Phrygia Capatiana, the metropolis is Hierapolis, which has under it five cities or bishops: 1, of Metelliopolis; 2, of Dionysiopolis; 3, of the Attudi; 4, of the Mosyni.