Search results
Eusebius of Caesarea ( / juːˈsiːbiəs /; Greek: Εὐσέβιος τῆς Καισαρείας Eusebios tēs Kaisareias; c. 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus [7] (from the Greek: Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου ), was a Greek [8] Syro-Palestinian [9] historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian polemicist.
- c. 260–265, Caesarea Maritima
- Constantinian dynasty
- Ecclesiastical History, On the Life of Pamphilus, Chronicle, On the Martyrs
Eusebius of Caesarea was a bishop, exegete, polemicist, and historian whose account of the first centuries of Christianity, in his Ecclesiastical History, is a landmark in Christian historiography. Eusebius was baptized and ordained at Caesarea, where he was taught by the learned presbyter.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 17, 2018 · Eusebius of Caesarea, also known as Eusebius of Pamphili—but not to be confused with his contemporary, Eusebius of Nicomedia—was a fourth century Christian scholar, known as “the Father of Church History.”
People also ask
Who is Eusebius of Caesarea?
What do we know about Eusebius?
Was Eusebius a church father?
Was Eusebius a good church historian?
Apr 5, 2019 · Known as the Father of Church History, Eusebius created extensive accounts of the first three centuries of Christianity. He preserved a wealth of early documentation that would have otherwise been lost. Eusebius' exhaustive research and painstaking concern for identifying original sources were virtually unprecedented among ancient historians.
Eusebius of Caesarea. Father—and maker—of church history. "I feel inadequate to do [church history] justice as the first to venture on such an undertaking, a traveler on a lonely and untrodden ...
Oct 15, 2021 · Eusebius Pamphili (aka Eusebius of Caesarea, 260-340 CE) was a Christian historian, exegete, and polemicist. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima in 314 CE and served as court bishop during the reign of Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE).
The Church History ( Greek: Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία; Latin: Historia Ecclesiastica or Historia Ecclesiae) of Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea, was a 4th-century pioneer work giving a chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century.
Related searches
