Eusebius of Caesarea
Also known as Eusebius Pamphili, Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (30 May AD 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima.
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Eusebius of Caesarea was a Christian bishop and scholar from Roman Syria Palaestina who lived in the 4th century and became known for his work as a historian, biblical interpreter, and defender of Christian ideas. He matters because he served as bishop of a major city and produced influential writings that helped document and explain early Christian history and theology.
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- Born
- ca. 260
- Died
- ca. 340.
- Works
- 255
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27 sectionsContents
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- Early life
- Bishop of Caesarea
- Works
- ''Onomasticon''
- Biblical text criticism
- ''Chronicle''
- ''Church History''
- ''Life of Constantine''
- Conversion of Constantine according to Eusebius
- Minor historical works
- Apologetic and dogmatic works
- Exegetical and miscellaneous works
- Doctrine
- Nicene Creed
- Assessment
- Veneration
- Bibliography
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Eusebius of Caesarea (30 May AD 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilius, was a historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist from the Roman province of Syria Palaestina. In about AD 314 he became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima.
Together with Pamphilus, Eusebius was a scholar of the biblical canon and is regarded as one of the most learned Christians during late antiquity. He wrote the Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the biblical text. His work Onomasticon is an early geographical lexicon of places in the Holy Land mentioned in the Bible. As "Father of Church History" (not to be confused with the title of Church Father), he produced the Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs. He also produced a biographical work on Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman emperor, who was Augustus between AD 306 and AD 337.