On Illustrious Men

86. Marcellus the bishop

Adv. Rufinum 3.42, where Jerome alludes to the stratagem of Eusebius of Nicomedia [cf. Theodoret, h.e. 5.20, PG 82, 966] to discredit Eustathius: “These are the tricks of the heretics, that is to say, of your masters, to resort to reviling when convicted of perfidy. It was through such an invention that Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, found out about the sons of whom he had no knowledge” (trans. J. N. Hritzu, FOTC 53, 215 and n. 86). 6. De anima contra philosophos, CPG 3351. 7. De ejggastrimuvqw/: CPG 3350. J. F. Dechow, “Origen’s ‘heresy.’ From Eustathius to Epiphanius,” Origeniana quarta (1987), 405–9; M. Spanneut, “La Bible d’Eustathe d’Antioche,” StudPat 4 [= TU 79 (Berlin, 1961)], 171–90. references Q 3, 302–6 — Dr, 160, 169–70 — CPG 3350–3390 — Cath 4, 715–16, G. Bardy — DHGE 16, 13–23, M. Spanneut — DSp 4, 2, 1706–8, M. Spanneut — EEC 12 , 403, R. A. Greer — EECh 1, 303, M. Simonetti — LThK 3, 1202–3, A. van Roey — LThK 33 , 1014–15, A. van Roey — NCE 5, 638, M. Spanneut — TRE 9, 543–46, R. Lorenz — Dihle, Greek and Latin, 549 LXXXVI. MARCELLUS THE BISHOP arcellus, bishop of ancyra,1 lived in the reign of the emperors Constantine and Constantius,2 and wrote many works on different subjects, and especially Against the Arians.3 2. The books of Asterius4 and Apollinaris against him are cited , accusing him of the heresy of Sabellius,5 and Hilary also, in the seventh book of his Against the Arians6 mentions his name as that of a heretic. 3. However, he maintained that he did not hold the doctrine of which he was accused, but belonged to the community of Julius and Athanasius, bishops of the cities of Rome and Alexandria .7 notes 1. J. T. Lienhard, “Marcellus of Ancyra in Modern Research,” TS 43 (1982): 486–503; idem, “Contra Marcellum”: Marcellus of Ancyra and FourthON ILLUSTRIOUS MEN 119 ...