The Lausiac History and the Religious History

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Theodoret implores the blessing and intercession of the saints at the end of every life.
The saints intercede for us. 403
A priest is said to sacrifice. 62
The divine and mystical sacrifice is offered by Theodoret. 391
The rite of burying nuns original: monachas; specifically female monastics. 105
Knowledge without goodness is useless. 199
What it signifies to crush the head of the serpent. 139
Writings are remedies against forgetfulness. 254
Various gifts of the Holy Spirit. 260
The Holy Spirit bestows greater gifts upon those who are perfect. ibid.
Pride is greatly to be avoided by holy men. 140

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Why Theodoret was called by that name. 370
How much Theodoret labored against the Marcionites A gnostic heretical sect that rejected the Old Testament and believed the God of the Jews was a different, lesser deity than the Father of Jesus. 401. 403
Theology follows natural knowledge, and blessedness follows theology. 203
The thirtieth day after death original: obitus; a traditional day of memorial for the deceased was celebrated in the time of Palladius. 79

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How strongly Maca-

-rius Macarius of Egypt, a famous 4th-century desert ascetic resisted the temptation of vainglory. 64
How much vainglory was the cause of impiety for Valens. 92
The vainglory of Heron, who wished to acknowledge no other teacher besides Christ. 94
Into how great an error vainglory drove Ptolemy. 95 & 96
One who serves vainglory easily slips into grave sins. 97
The singing of evening hymns original: vespertinorum hymnorum; likely referring to the office of Vespers. 275. 317
The honor of virginity. 453
Virtue sometimes becomes an occasion for a fall The text suggests that even good deeds can lead to pride and a spiritual "slip". 93
What the evidence of progress in virtues may be. 140
Virtues: some are born of intention original: instituto, others of circumstance. 44
Virtue is a constant and stable good. 470
A life not corresponding to the truth of words is like bread without salt. 199
For the sake of a vow, people would go to Rome, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. 214. 221
A vow made by an Ishmaelite A term often used for desert-dwelling nomads or Arabs in this context that he would eat nothing animate meaning no meat or animal products was violated and punished by God. 437