Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Philostorgius Book 1:7

A sample of what appears in the Real Messiah order it here

Even before the Council of Nicaea he says Alexander of Alexandria went to Nicomedia, and met there with Hosius of Cordova and the bishops with him and arranged that the Son should be acknowledged as cosubstantial to the father by conciliar decree and that Arius should be excommunicated.

Constantine sent Hosius of Cordova to Alexander of Alexandria and Arius with a letter urging them to settle their differences. Eusebius Vit Constant 2:63 - 73; Socrates 1 7 1; Theodoret 1 7 1. Hosius attended the Synod of Alexandria of 324/5 (Athanasius C Ar. 74.4) and presided at the synod of Antioch in 325


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