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Eusebius of Nicomedia

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Eusebius of Nicomedia , d. 342, Christian churchman and theologian, leader of the heresy of Arianism . He was bishop of Nicomedia (330–39) and patriarch of Constantinople (339–42); Eusebius was powerful because of his influence with Roman Emperor Constantine I and particularly with the emperor's son, Constantius II. He sheltered Arius in 321 and fought his condemnation at Nicaea (see Nicaea, First Council of ). Eusebius signed the Nicene formulary but was exiled by Constantine shortly afterward. Eusebius' influence on the emperor's sister Constantia, however, soon won him his reprieve (328). As adviser to Constantius, a committed Arian, he systematically advanced a moderate Arianism throughout the empire.

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Eusebius (d. c.342), Bp. of Nicomedia, the leader of the Arian party. When Arius turned to him after his condemnation by Alexander, Bp. of Alexandria, Eusebius was already Bp. of Nicomedia, and he used his influence at court on Arius' behalf. He was exiled soon after the Council of Nicaea (325), but on his return in 328/9 he led the struggle against Athanasius. In 337 he baptized the dying Constantine. Translated to Constantinople in 339, in 341 he assembled the Dedication Council at Antioch which marked the beginning of the ascendancy of Arianism.

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