§. 36. XCIV. An. 399. Theophilus held a Synod at Alexandria, against a dead man, Origen. The occasion Baronius and Binnius thus deliver: Melania, a Woman of greatest Nobility in Rome in Valens the Arians Persecution, hid five thousand Monks, and a while sustained them, and when they were banished, with great zeal, followed them to maintain them out of her substance (or estate:) When they were restored from banishment, she built for her self a Monastery at Jerusalem, in which, besides fifty Virgins that dwelt with her, she entertained and maintained holy Foreign Bishops, Monks, and Virgins, twenty seven years: Whereby it happened that both she and Ruffinus, were by Didymus Alexandrinus, (a man blind, but of great learning and fame, too great an admirer of Origen's works) entangled (as their accusers said) in Origen's errors, and received and divulged his Book, called Periarchon: After 25 years absence in Egypt and Palestine, returning to Rome with great fame of Holiness, and bringing with them a piece of the Cross, they with fraud bring to Rome Origen's Periarchon, (that is, Translated and Corrected by Ruffinus.) Another Woman, Marcella, accuseth them of Origen's errors, which they deny, and getting Communicatory Letters from Pope Siricius, forsake Rome, (where such Merits and Holiness would not procure an aged Lady a quiet habitation, without being Hereticated, because she highly valued Origen's Works, which had divers errors; and who hath not?) Hereupon Pamachius, and Oceanus, write to Hierome to publish Origen's Periarchon entire, and detect his errors; which he did, showing that Ruffinus had mended some, and left others unmended: This occasioned stirs against Hierome, and a Council called at Alexandria, an. 399. where Origen is condemned. Theophilus by his Legates expels Origen's followers out of Egypt and Palestine: Being expelled they go to Chrysostom to Constantinople, and complain of Theophilus as persecuting them that were innocent Catholics, and desired his help: He undertaketh to reconcile them to Theophilus: Epiphanius followeth them ⟨p. 76⟩to Constantinople, and requireth Chrysostom to Excommunicate them and Expel them; Chrysostom durst not do it, against people professing truth and piety, without a Synod: Whereupon Epiphanius irregularly accuseth Chrysostom, and publicly inveigheth against him in his own Church;
§. 36. XCIV. An. 399. Theophilus held a Synod at Alexandria, against a dead man, Origen. The occasion Baronius and Binnius thus deliver: Melania, a Woman of greatest Nobility in Rome in Valens the Arians Pesecution, hid five thousand Monks, and a while susteined them, and when they were banished, with great zeal, followed them to maintain them out of her substance (or estate:) When they were restored from banishment, she built for her self a Monastery at Ierusalem, in which, besides fifty Virgins that dwelt with her, she entertained and maintained holy Foreign Bishops, Monks, and Virgins, twenty seven years: Whereby it happened that both she and Ruffinus, were by Didymus Alexandrinus, (a man blind, but of great learning and fame, too great an admirer of Origen's works) entangled (as their accusers said) in Origen's errours, and received and divulged his Book, called Periarchon: After 25 years absence in Egypt and Palestine, returning to Rome with great fame of Holiness, and bringing with them a piece of the Cross, they with fraud bring to Rome Origen's Periarchon, (that is, Translated and Corrected by Ruffinus.) Another Woman, Marcella, accuseth them of Origen's errours, which they deny, and geting Communicatory Letters from Pope Siricius, forsake Rome, (where such Merits and Holiness would not procure an aged Lady a quiet habitation, without being Hereticated, because she highly valued Origen's Works, which had divers errours; and who hath not?) Hereupon Pamachius, and Oceanus, write to Hierome to publish Origen's Periarchon entire, and detect his errours; which he did, shewing that Ruffinus had mended some, and left others unmended: This occasioned stirs against Hierome, and a Council call'd at Alexandria, an. 399. where Origen is condemned. Theophilus by his Legates expells Origen's followers out of Egypt and Palestine: Being expelled they go to Chrysostome to Constantinople, and complain of Theophilus as persecuting them that were innocent Catholicks, and desired his help: He undertaketh to reconcile them to Theophilus: Epiphanius followeth them ⟨p. 76⟩to Constantinople, and requireth Chrysostome to Excommunicate them and Expel them; Chrysostome durst not do it, against people professing truth and piety, without a Synod: Whereupon Epiphanius irregularly accuseth Chrysostome, and publickly inveyeth against him in his own Church;
