Eusebius of Nicomedia

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4th-century bishop Arian Christian bishop theologian

Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Eusebius of Nicomedia canonical	7

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century bishop ⓘ Arian ⓘ Christian bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ
appointedAs	bishop of Constantinople ⓘ
appointedBy	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine I
approximateDeathDate	circa 341 ⓘ
associatedWith	Constantia (sister of Constantine) ⓘ Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Constantine the Great Constantius II ⓘ surface form: Constantinus II
centuryOfActivity	4th century ⓘ
church	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Church
consecrated	Arius ⓘ
councilRole	leading Arian supporter at Nicaea ⓘ
courtPosition	influential prelate at the imperial court ⓘ
deathPlace	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
doctrinalConflictWith	Nicene bishops ⓘ
exiledBy	Constantine I ⓘ surface form: Emperor Constantine I
heldTitle	Bishop of Constantinople ⓘ Bishop of Nicomedia ⓘ
historicalReputation	key architect of imperial Arian policy ⓘ
influenced	Arian controversy ⓘ surface form: Arian party in the Eastern Roman Empire imperial religious policy ⓘ
involvedIn	deposition of Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
laterStatus	recalled from exile ⓘ restored to favor at court ⓘ
movement	Arianism ⓘ
notableFor	leadership of the Arian party after Nicaea ⓘ opposition to Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
opposed	Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
opposedDoctrine	Homoousian theology ⓘ surface form: Nicene homoousios
participatedIn	First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
politicalRole	advisor on ecclesiastical affairs ⓘ
predecessorAsBishopOfConstantinople	Alexander of Constantinople ⓘ
reasonForExile	refusal to fully accept Nicene Creed ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Constantinople (probable) ⓘ surface form: Constantinople Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Eastern Roman Empire Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ surface form: Nicomedia
religion	Christianity ⓘ
servedAs	bishop of Constantinople ⓘ bishop of Nicomedia ⓘ
successorAsBishopOfConstantinople	Paul I of Constantinople ⓘ
supported	Arius ⓘ Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ
supportedDoctrine	subordinationist Christology ⓘ
theologicalPosition	advocated Arian theology ⓘ opposed the Nicene Creed ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arius → associatedWith → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

Constantinus Magnus → baptizedBy → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

Lucian of Antioch (traditionally, though debated) → influenced → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

subject surface form: Lucian of Antioch

Council of Antioch → presidedOverBy → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Antioch (341)

court of Constantius II → associatedWithFigure → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ

Arian controversy → principalFigure → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ