The Church History of Eusebius
Caesarea · 339
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea
260 CE–339 CE · Nicaea
Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 260–339 AD), bishop of Caesarea Maritima from c. 313–314, is called the "Father of Church History" for his monumental Ecclesiastical History, the first systematic account of Christianity's first three centuries. Educated under the scholar-martyr Pamphilus and immersed in the great library at Caesarea, he witnessed the Diocletianic persecution firsthand and traveled to Egypt, where he witnessed mass martyrdoms and was briefly imprisoned. A close confidant of Constantine, he occupied a position of honor at the Council of Nicaea (325), delivered a panegyric oration at the dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (335), and composed the Life of Constantine.
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Eusebius spent virtually his entire career here — educated under Pamphilus in the city's renowned library, appointed bishop c. 313–314, and dying in 339 as the city's most celebrated intellectual.
Works(15)
The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius
Caesarea · 339