Gelasius, the Nicene bishop of Caesarea Maritima for roughly the last
third of the fourth century, has been overshadowed by his more famous
uncle and patron Cyril of Jerusalem. Gelasius’ works are preserved
only fragmentarily in later authors. The most important of his
writings was a church history, which supplemented and continued that
of his eminent predecessor Eusebius. Later ecclesiastical historians
and hagiographers, such as Rufinus of Aquileia, drew on Gelasius’
history extensively, although usually without attribution. It
furnished them with a model for Nicene historiography and with
material on topics such as the youth of the emperor Constantine, the
discovery of the True Cross in Jerusalem, the Council of Nicaea, and
the beginnings of Christianity in Ethiopia and Georgia. The fragments
of Gelasius’ Ecclesiastical History are presented here
systematically for the fi rst time. They are accompanied by the
fragments of his doctrinal writings as well as all known testimonia
about the bishop’s life and work. The edition is introduced by a
thorough discussion of the sources and includes a facing English
translation and notes.
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The Extant Fragments With an Appendix containing the Fragments from Dogmatic Writings
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9783110477078
Publisert
2023
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De Gruyter
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Digital bok
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