Ecclesiastical History, Books 1-5 (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Eusebius was commonly known among the ancients as Eusebius of Caesarea or Eusebius Pamphili. The first designation arose from the fact that he was bishop of Caesarea for many years; the second from the fact that he was a close friend and admirer of Pamphilus, a proselyte of Caesarea and a martyr. At least forty contemporaries bore the same name, among which the most famous were Eusebius of Samosata―and so arose the necessity of distinguishing him from these others by specific designation.The year of the Edict of Milan, which divides the first from the second epoch of Church history, does li...
ISBN(s)
0813214459, 9780813214450
