The ancient source behind a huge amount of what we know about bishops, martyrs, succession lists, and early controversies.
Sozomen
c. 400 – c. 450 · b. Bethelia
Layman
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 400, Bethelia
- Died
- c. 450, Constantinople
- Region
- palestine
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Salminius Hermias Sozomenus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Lawyer at Constantinople and ecclesiastical historian.
- Primary source
- Sozomen, Hist. Eccl. (preface and passim)
Lawyer at Constantinople and ecclesiastical historian. His HE covers 323-425, paralleling Socrates Scholasticus.
Recommended reading near Sozomen
A cover-visible starting point chosen from the curated reading path, either by this figure or by their era.
Chain to Jesus
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Sources for biography
- Sozomen, Hist. Eccl. (preface and passim) primary
documented connections(1)
- cited Socrates ScholasticusSozomen drew heavily on Socrates.Sozomen, Hist. Eccl. (preface)
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 Sozomen).