BYZANTIUM, afterwards called CONSTANTINOPLE.
THAT this Church was first found∣ed by S. Andrew, we have shewed in his Life. The succession of its Bishops was as followeth.
- I. S. Andrew the Apostle. He was crucified at Patrae in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
- II. Stachys, whom S. Paul calls, his belo∣ved Stachys, ordained Bishop by S. An∣drew; he sat 16. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
- III. Onesimus, 14.
- IV. Polycarpus, 17.
- V. Plutarchus, 16.
- VI. Sedecio, 9.
- VII. Diogenes, 15. Of the last three no mention is made in Nicephorus of Con∣stantinople, but they are delivered by Nicephorus Callistus, lib. 8. c. 6. p. 540.
- VIII. Eleutherius, 7.
- IX. Felix, 5.
- X. Polycarpus, 17.
- XI. Athenodorus, 4. he erected a Church called Elea, afterwards much beautified and enlarged by Constantine the Great.
- XII. Euzoius, 16. though Nicephorus Cal∣listus allow but 6.
- XIII. Laurentius, 11. years and 6. months.
- XIV. Alypius, 13.
- XV. Pertinax, a man of Consular dignity, he built another Church near the Sea∣side, which he called, Peace. He sat 19. years, which Nicephorus Callistus reduces to 9.
- XVI. Olympianus, 11.
- XVII. Marcus, 13.
- XVIII. Cyriacus, or Cyrillianus, 16.
- XIX. Constantinus, 7. In the first year of his Bishoprick he built a Church in the North part of the City, which he dedi∣cated to the honour of Euphemia the Martyr, who had suffered in that place. In this Oratory he spent the remainder of his life, quitting his Episcopal Chair to
- XX. Titus, who sat 35. years and 6. months, though Nicephorus Callistus makes it 37. years. After him came
- XXI. Dometius, brother (as they tell us) to the Emperor Probus, he was Bishop 21. years 6. months.
- XXII. Probus succeeded his Father Dome∣tius, and sat 12. years. As after him
- XXIII. Metrophanes his brother, who governed that Church 10. years. And in his time it was that Constantine tran∣slated the Imperial Court hither, en∣larged and adorned it, called it after his own name, and made it the seat of the Empire.
- XXIV. Alexander succeeded, a man of great piety and integrity, zealous and constant in maintaining the truth against the blasphemies of Arrius. He sat 23. years.