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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works - Holy Bible Institute

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To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium.To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium.Letter CCXVIII. 2853Brother Ælianus has himself completed the business concerning which he came, <strong>and</strong>has stood in need of no aid from me. I owe him, however, double thanks, both for bringingme a letter from your reverence <strong>and</strong> for affording me an opportunity of writing to you. Byhim, therefore, I salute your true <strong>and</strong> unfeigned love, <strong>and</strong> beseech you to pray for me morethan ever now, when I st<strong>and</strong> in such need of the aid of your prayers. My health has sufferedterribly from the journey to Pontus <strong>and</strong> my sickness is unendurable. One thing I have longbeen anxious to make known to you. I do not mean to say that I have been so affected byany other cause as to forget it, but now I wish to put you in mind to send some good maninto Lycia, to enquire who are of the right faith, for peradventure they ought not to be neglected,if indeed the report is true, which has been brought to me by a pious traveller fromthence, that they have become altogether alienated from the opinion of the Asiani 2854 <strong>and</strong>wish to embrace communion with us. If any one is to go let him enquire at Corydala 2855for Alex<strong>and</strong>er, the late monk, the bishop; at Limyra 2856 for Diotimus, <strong>and</strong> at Myra 2857 forTatianus, Polemo, 2858 <strong>and</strong> Macarius presbyters; at Patara 2859 for Eudemus, 2860 the bishop;at Telmessus 2861 for Hilarius, the bishop; at Phelus for Lallianus, the bishop. Of these <strong>and</strong>of more besides I have been informed that they are sound in the faith, <strong>and</strong> I have beengrateful to God that even any in the Asian region should be clear of the heretic’s pest. If,then, it be possible, let us in the meanwhile make personal enquiry about them. When wehave obtained information I am for writing a letter, <strong>and</strong> am anxious to invite one of themto meet me. God grant that all may go well with that Church at Iconium, which is so dearto me. Through you I salute all the honourable clergy <strong>and</strong> all who are associated with yourreverence.2602853 Placed in 375.2854 i.e.the inhabitants of the Roman province of Asia. cf. Acts xx. 4. Ασιανοὶ δὲ Τυχικὸς καὶ Τρόφιμος.2855 Corydalla, now Hadginella, is on the road between Lystra <strong>and</strong> Patara. There are ruins of a theatre. cf.Plin. v. 25.2856 Now Phineka.2857 So the Ben. ed. Other readings are ἐν Κύροις <strong>and</strong> ἐν Νύροις On Myra cf. Acts xxvii. 5, on whichConybeare <strong>and</strong> Howson refer to Fellows’ Asia Minor, p. 194 <strong>and</strong> Spratt <strong>and</strong> Forbes’s Lycia.2858 Afterwards bishop of Myra, <strong>and</strong> as such at Constantinople 381, Labbe 1, 665.2859 cf. Acts xxi. 1.2860 At Constantinople in 381.2861 Now Macri, where the ruins are remarkable.730

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