Hegesippus compares teaching across churches
About this date: The journey is associated with Anicetus's episcopate. The anchor is approximate; Eusebius's excerpt does not give travel dates.
Hegesippus recalls conversations with bishops and a stay among the Corinthians while traveling to Rome. Eusebius quotes his account as evidence of continuity in teaching.
Historical context
Travel and letters connected local churches before empire-wide councils. Hegesippus's memoirs are largely lost, so Eusebius's selection shapes what survives.
Key points
- Corinth is a stop on the journey, not merely a name in a succession list.
- The author compares teaching across communities.
- His account connects memory, episcopal succession, and public doctrine.
People
- Hegesippus
- Primus of Corinth
- Anicetus of Rome
Sources and further reading
- Church History IV.22.1–3
Memoirs fragment; the notes discuss textual and chronological difficulties.