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Question regarding Constantius I in Romania
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==Unanswered Questions==
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With regard to your page on "Christianity in Romania" you mention several instances of archaeological evidence of early Christianity in Romania, tombs of martyrs, etc., but you post no references at all with regard to these important finds. It is just good practise to provide some indication as to where this information was obtained from (date, source, references to books, journals, etc.). Is it possible for the original author to provide this?
Alternative, if anyone can suggest a book or other publication which would contain more detailed information on the evidence of early Christianity in Romania, I would be extremely grateful. I am trying to research the background of the emperor Constantius I (father of Constantine the Great) who may have been born in this region (in the former Roman province of Dacia Ripensis). If anyone has any comments on his possible military background I would be very interested to hear them. Very little is known about him, of course, so I am trying to piece together a more general "type" for him. My interest in Christianity in Romania relates to the possible cotacts he, or his wife the future empress Helena, might have had.
Grateful for any constructive suggestions.
With many thanks
Helene
===St. Catherine's, Sinai and the Burning Bush?===
[[Image:BurningBush.jpg|right|thumb|The Burning Bush at Sinai]]
::''I received this question by email today. Maybe someone can help? Thanks,'' {{User:FrJohn/sig}}
Always Glory to God. God Bless you and thank you for your help!
::Seeing as no one has responded yet, let me take a few stabs at this. 1. We have it on the authority of oral tradition. I'm not sure how to prove this scientifically. 2. I've heard some talk about the kind of tree (bush) before - I would check a good, Western-style Bible commentary here. 3. Our OrthodoxWiki article on St. Catherine's is at [[St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)]]. You can explore the links from there, or try Google. Hope that helps! [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 13:37, August 5, 2006 (CDT) ::P.S. I'm going to leave this in "unanswered questions for a little while to see if anyone else wants to fill in some of the gaps. :::We had this recent discussion about the same topic [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arbible/message/32561 here]. The Arabic name is the same used in Luke 6:44 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramble bramble bush العليقة]). --[[User:Arbible|Arbible]] 13:52, August 5, 2006 (CDT):::[http://www.geographia.com/egypt/sinai/burningbush.htm Rubus Sanctus]. --[[User:Arbible|Arbible]] 14:03, August 5, 2006 (CDT) === St.Chrysostomos' homily on the Finding of the Cross ===
Can this homily be found on the internet in the original language or a translation in english or latin ? I did not find it.
