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EMESA (Ancient city) SYRIA
Eusebius of Emisa, born of a noble family at Edessa in Mesopotamia at the end
of the third century. He was a man of considerable learning, having received instructions
from Eusebius of Caesareia and other teachers of high repute. he went to Alexandria,
that he might avoid ordination, and devote himself to philosophy, but afterwards
removed to Antioch, became intimate with Flaccillus, its bishop, and was ordained.
At this time Athanasius was deposed from the see of Alexandria, and Eusebius of
Nicomedeia, then bishop of Constantinople, wished to instal his namesake into
the vacant office. He wisely declined the questionable honour, knowing that the
Alexandrians were too warmly attached to Athanasius to tolerate any other patriarch.
He accepted, however, the see of Emisa in Syria (the city from which Elagabalus
had been chosen emperor by the soldiers); but on proceeding there to take possession,
he was driven away by a tumultuous mob, who had heard a report of his being a
sorcerer, based upon the fact that he was fond of astronomical studies. He fled
to Laodiceia, and lived with George, bishop of that place, by whose exertions
he was afterwards restored to Emisa. He was a great favourite with the emperor
Constantius, whom lie accompanied on some military expeditions. He died at Antioch,
about A. D. 360. His enemies accused him of Sabellianism, but the truth of the
charge is denied by Sozomen (iii. 5). He wrote several books enumerated by Jerome
(de Script. 90), e. g. a treatise against the Jews, Homilies, &c. Some homilies
on the Gospels, and about fifty on other subjects, are extant under his name;
but they are probably spurious, and of more recent date. They were published at
Paris, 1575, and at Antwerp, 1602. Some of the homilies ascribed to Eusebius of
Caesareia, are attributed to this Eusebius.
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Oct 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
d. 6th century, feastday: October 1
474 - 558
d.c. 558, Feastday December 6)
d. 251, feastday: November 5
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