A Source Book for Ancient Church History - Mirrors

574 A Source Book for Ancient Church Historydefinition of Nicæa authoritative. Dissatisfaction arose on bothsides, and minor schisms in the East took place. With Rome aschism arose lasting 484-519.Additional source material: Evagrius, Hist. Ec., lib. III.(a) Basiliscus, Encyclion; A. D. 476; in Evagrius, Hist. Ec., III,4. (MSG, 86, II:2600.) Cf. Kirch, nn. 879 f.Although an anti-encyclion was issued in 477 condemningEutyches as well as Nestorius, the attempts of Basiliscus werein vain.[524]The Emperor Cæsar Basiliscus, pious, victorious, triumphant,supreme, ever-worshipful Augustus, and Marcus, the most nobleCæsar, to Timotheus, archbishop of the great city of theAlexandrians, most reverend and beloved of God.Whatever laws the pious emperors before us, who worshippedthe blessed and immortal and life-giving Trinity, have decreedin behalf of the true and apostolic faith, these laws, we say,as always beneficial for the whole world, we will at no time tobe inoperative, but rather we promulgate them as our own. We,preferring piety and zeal in the cause of our God and Saviour,Jesus Christ, who created and has made us glorious beforeall diligence in human affairs, and also believing that concordamong the flocks of Christ is the preservation of ourselves andour subjects, the firm foundation and unshaken bulwark of ourEmpire, and, accordingly, being rightly moved with godly zealand offering to God and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, the unity ofthe holy Church as the first-fruits of our reign, do ordain as thebasis and confirmation of human felicity, namely, the symbolof the three hundred and eighteen holy Fathers who were intime past assembled with the Holy Ghost at Nicæa, into whichboth ourselves and all our believing subjects were baptized; that