Library of Caesarea

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The Library of Caesarea was an influential early Christian scholarly center in Roman Palestine, renowned for its extensive collection of theological and classical texts that supported biblical studies and patristic scholarship.

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Library of Caesarea canonical 2
library of Caesarea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian scholarly center
ancient library
research center for biblical studies
collectionSize tens of thousands of volumes (historical estimates)
country Roman Empire
foundedBy Origen
hasPart collection of biblical manuscripts
collection of classical literature
collection of patristic writings
scriptorium
influenced Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
early Christian exegesis
patristic theology
influencedBy Alexandrian theological tradition
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
Latin
locatedIn Caesarea Maritima
Hellenistic–Roman Judea
surface form: Roman Palestine
mainActivity copying manuscripts
preservation of Christian literature
textual criticism of the Bible
theological education
notableFor biblical studies
collection of Christian texts
collection of classical texts
patristic scholarship
theological research
religiousTradition Christianity
significantEvent transfer of Origen’s book collection to Caesarea
timePeriod 3rd century
4th century
usedBy Eusebius of Caesarea
Origen
Pamphilus of Caesarea
early Christian theologians

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Eusebius of Caesarea associatedWith Library of Caesarea
Caesarea Maritima hadInstitution Library of Caesarea
this entity surface form: library of Caesarea
Pamphilus the Martyr associatedWith Library of Caesarea