The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus - Coptic ...

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was investigated, and it was determined that he and Stephen be removed.
And at another meeting this was voted on. 238
And on the thirteenth session, there was an investigation into the
a¡air of Eunomius, Bishop of Nicomedia, and Anastasius, Bishop of
Nicaea, who were in dispute about their individual cities. 239
And a fourteenth session was held, and the a¡air of Bishop Basianus
was investigated. 240 And at the conclusion it was determined that the
see of Constantinople should be ranked immediately after that of
Rome. 241
End of the 2nd book of the Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius.
238 On 29 October. Bassianus had been appointed bishop of Euazes, in Sarmatia, by
Memnon of Ephesus, but had never taken up the post; after the deaths of Memnon and his
successor, Basil, Bassianus had secured the see of Ephesus, but had then been deposed by
Flavian of Constantinople, who had installed Stephen; there were allegations of violence
and other improper conduct on both sides. The decision was concluded on 30 October.
239 On 30 October. The bishop of Nicomedia was metropolitan of Bithynia, but Nicaea
(also in Bithynia) had been elevated to metropolitan status by Valentinian and Valens; the
Council con¢rmed the supremacy of Nicomedia, while Nicaea’s status gave it precedence
over the other cities of the province (ACO II.i.3, pp. 58:32^62:37).
240 On 31 October. The dispute concerned whether Sabinianus (not Bassianus; an error
by Evagrius under the in£uence of the dispute at Ephesus) or Athanasius was the rightful
bishop of Perrhe; the decision went in favour of Sabinianus, but matters were delegated to a
Council to be convened by Maximus of Antioch: ACO II.i.3, pp. 64:31^83:26.
241 Canon 28 of Chalcedon, passed on 31 October; see n. 71 above.