Eusebius of Caesarea

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Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.

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Eusebius of Caesarea canonical 49
Eusebius Pamphili 1
Eusebius Pamphilus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian historian
Church Father
ancient historian
bishop
theologian
alsoKnownAs Eusebius of Caesarea
surface form: Eusebius Pamphili

Eusebius of Caesarea
surface form: Eusebius Pamphilus
associatedWith Library of Caesarea
birthDate circa 260
birthName Eusebius of Caesarea self-link
century 3rd century
4th century
church Early Church
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathDate circa 339
era Constantinian dynasty
surface form: Constantinian era
fieldOfWork Christian theology
apologetics
biblical exegesis
chronography
church history
genre biography
chronicle
ecclesiastical history
honorific Father of Church History
influencedBy Origen
Pamphilus of Caesarea
knownFor documentation of early Christian martyrs
foundational work in church historiography
participation in the First Council of Nicaea
support of Emperor Constantine I
language Greek
movement Nicene Christianity
surface form: Nicene-era Christianity
notableWork Chronicle
Demonstration of the Gospel
Ecclesiastical History
Life of Constantine
Martyrs of Palestine
Onomasticon
Preparation for the Gospel
participantIn First Council of Nicaea
placeOfActivity Caesarea Maritima
placeOfBirth Palestine
surface form: Palestine (Roman Empire)
placeOfDeath Caesarea Maritima
positionHeld Bishop of Caesarea Maritima
religion Christianity
studentOf Pamphilus of Caesarea
supported Constantinus Magnus
surface form: Constantine the Great
wroteAbout development of the biblical canon
early Christian persecutions
history of the early Church

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Pamphilus the Martyr teacherOf Eusebius of Caesarea