Eusebius
Historian of Christianity and bishop of Caesarea.
Eusebius, born around AD 260/265, was a historian of Christianity and became bishop of Caesarea Palaestina about AD 314.[1] He was a scholar of the biblical canon and wrote works such as Demonstrations of the Gospel and Preparations for the Gospel.[2]
Quick Facts
- Titles
- The Father of Church History
- Born
- c. 260–265
- Birthplace
- Caesarea Palaestina, Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire
- Died
- 30 May 339 (aged 74–79)
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodox Church
- Influences
- Origen
- St. Pamphilus of Caesarea
- St. Constantine the Great
- Sextus Julius Africanus
- Philo
- Plato
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He wrote On Discrepancies between the Gospels as part of his biblical text studies.[2] The 1876 edition of his Church History includes chapters on his birth and training.[3] The work also details his relations to two parties and lists his writings.[3] The 1876 edition contains testimonies from ancients both for and against Eusebius.[3]
It includes a list of bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem mentioned by Eusebius.[3] The volume also contains Constantine's letter to Eusebius about preparing copies of the Holy Scriptures.[3] Born in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina around AD 260/265, Eusebius—often called Eusebius Pamphilius—was a Christian exegete and polemicist who became bishop of Caesarea Palaestina about AD 314.[1]
What the cited sources add
The 1876 edition of Eusebius' Church History includes a section titled "The Attitude of Eusebius"[3] That same edition contains Constantine's letter to Eusebius and other bishops about building churches.[3] It records the silence of a council after some words by Bishop Eusebius.[3] Constantine wrote to Eusebius concerning Mambre, as documented in the 1876 edition.[3]
Constantine wrote to Eusebius praising him for refusing the bishopric of Antioch.[3] The 1876 edition describes how Constantine stood listening to Eusebius' declamation in honor of the Saviour's Sepulchre.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Eusebius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eusebius, "Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in Praise of Constantine", T. & T. Clark, 1876; Richardson, "Eusebius – Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in Praise of Constantine", Parker, 1890, p. 4 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Eusebius" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gonzalez, "The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation", Zondervan, 10 August 2010, p. 149–150 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Eusebius, "Church History, Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in Praise of Constantine", T. & T. Clark, 1876. facts only, no text reused. ccel.org
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