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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).... Read more

Eusebius
Eusebius (d. c. 342), Bp. of Nicomedia, the leader of the Arian party. When Arius turned to...after his condemnation by Alexander , Bp. of Alexandria, Eusebius was already Bp. of Nicomedia, and he used his influence at court on Arius' behalf... Read more

Eusebius of Caesarea
or Eusebius Pamphili , c.263-339?, Greek apologist and church historian...Palestine (314?-339). In the controversy over Arianism , Eusebius favored the semi-Arian views of Eusebius of Nicomedia, and he once gave refuge to Arius. A simple baptismal creed submitted by Eusebius at the First ... Read more

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	Constantine Beyond Belief ; ...cleansed in holy water. However, St. Jerome tells us that after the emperor's baptism at the hands of the Bishop of Nicomedia, Eusebius, he fell into the Arian heresy which his Council at Nicaea had condemned 12 years earlier. After his death on... Read more
	WEB WATCH: Have a look for England and St George.(Features) ; ...Its author Michael Collins tells us: 'Our earliest source, Eusebius of Caesarea, writing c 322, tells of a soldier of noble birth who was put to death under Diocletian at Nicomedia on 23 April, 303, but makes no mention of his name, his country... Read more
	BY GEORGE! Thrown into quicklime and crushed by a giant stone - the amazing story of the man and legend whose flag has this year enjoyed a triumphant renaissance. ; ...unknown, but his life, and death, were recorded by a scribe, Eusebius of Caesarea, in around AD322. A talented cavalry officer in...edict to burn all scriptures and churches but, in the city of Nicomedia near Lydda in Palestine, he tore down the official notice... Read more
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