Note 456 — Chapter IX · POST-CHRISTIAN GNOSTICS: VALENTINUS
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Julian, Ep. 43, tells Hecebolius that the Arians of Edessa, “puffed up by their riches,” have maltreated the Valentinians, and that he has therefore ordered the confiscation of the estates and treasure of the Church of Edessa. It is doubtful whether the edict can have been enforced before the emperor’s death abrogated it.