St. Epiphanius of Cyprus.
Epiphanius was born in Palestine around 315. Exactly where he
studied is unknown but from his works it is evident that he was an extremely
well-read man. He knew five languages: Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic, and some
Latin. Epiphanius was an ascetic from his early youth. He was a close friend of
Hilarion and visited the monasteries in the Egyptian desert. When he returned
home, he founded a monastery near his native town of Eleutheropolis, which he
directed for many years. He was a well-known figure far beyond the borders of
Palestine, and in 367 he was elected bishop of Constantia (Salamis) in Cyprus.
There he became renowned as an ascetic, thaumaturge, and defender of orthodoxy.
From 370 he was involved in polemics with the Apol linarians. Epiphanius
developed a close friendship with Jerome on the basis of their common interest
in ascetic discipline, and through Jerome he became involved in the Origenist
controversy in Palestine.
In 394 Epiphanius made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where he came
into conflict with John of Jerusalem on the subject of Origen. Epiphanius'
conduct throughout the course of their violent argument was defiant and
provocative. He soon left Palestine, but the Origenist controversy had broken
out in Egypt as well. Theophilus of Alexandria managed to convince Epiphanius
that this quarrel with John Chrysostom was essentially a struggle against
Origenism. Epiphanius then set out for Constantinople, where he regarded
Chrysostom with extreme suspicion and refused to have anything to do with him.
However, it seems that Epiphanius was eventually enlightened as to the true
state of affairs. He decided to return home, and his parting words are reported
as: "I leave you your capital, your court, and your hypocrisy." He died on the
voyage home in 403.
source:
http://www.holytrinitymission.org/books/english/fathers_florovsky_1.htm#_Toc3723902
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