On the Trinity · §1 · Epiphanius of Salamis

One glorification and one worship of the Trinity

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Epiphanius of Cyprus opens the fragment by stating the single glorification and worship shared by Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then supports it from the seraphim's threefold cry.

There is one glorification of Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and one worship. For when the seraphim glorify God, crying “Holy, holy, holy” (Isaiah 6:3), they glorify Father and Son and Holy Spirit.

Greek

̓Επιφανίου Κύπρου ἐκ τοῦ περὶ τριάδος λόγου. Μία δοξολογία πατρὸς καὶ υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου πνεύματος καὶ μία προσκύνησις· ὅτε γὰρ δοξολογοῦσι τὰ σεραφὶμ τὸν θεὸν "ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος", πατέρα καὶ υἱὸν καὶ πνεῦμα ἅγιον δοξολογοῦσι.

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A 4th-century bishop defends the Trinity: three persons, one God, one in glory and worship.

Epiphanius of Salamis (c. 310/320–403) is the name on this short piece on the Trinity. It is not the discourse on faith, and it is not the Panarion.

It says there is one glorification of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and one worship.

The seraphim cry "Holy, holy, holy," and in that cry they glorify the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit together. The citations use the old names of the biblical books.

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Translated from PG 41 – 43 (Greek)

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