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Eusebius of Nicomedia
c. 270 – c. 341 · Bishop of Constantinople
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 270
- Died
- c. 341, Constantinople
- See
- Constantinople
- Region
- east
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Nicomedia, then of Constantinople.
- Primary source
- Theodoret, Hist. Eccl. 1.5
Bishop of Nicomedia, then of Constantinople. Leader of the Arian party at and after Nicaea. Baptized Constantine on his deathbed.
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Chain to Jesus
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Sources for biography
- Theodoret, Hist. Eccl. 1.5 primary
- Socrates Scholasticus, Hist. Eccl. 1.6, 1.23 primary
- Eusebius, Vita Constantini 4.61-62 primary
documented connections(2)
- baptized by (incoming) Constantine the GreatConstantine received baptism from Eusebius of Nicomedia on his deathbed in 337.Eusebius, Vita Constantini 4.61-62 · Jerome, Chronicon (s.a. 337)
- knew of AriusEusebius of Nicomedia was Arius's chief patron and protector after his condemnation.Theodoret, Hist. Eccl. 1.5 · Sozomen, Hist. Eccl. 1.15
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Eusebius of Nicomedia).