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Eusebius of Emesa

Also: Eusebius Emesenus

Born perhaps between 295 and 305, probably in Edessa (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey). Died probably between 355 and 359, probably in Antiochia (now Antakya, Turkey).

Learned bishop of Emesa in Syria, a pupil of Eusebius of Caesarea, whose sermons survive mostly in Latin and Armenian.

Wrote in Greek.

Places lived

  1. until 325Edessa (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey)bornyears not sure, place probable
  2. 325 to 330Caesarea Maritima (now Caesarea, Israel)studiedyears not sure, place probable
  3. 330 to 339Alexandria, Egyptstudiedyears not sure, place probable
  4. 340 to 359Emesa (now Homs, Syria)bishopyears not sure

Works

1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.

How we know the dates and places
Born not sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9 (from George of Laodicea) gives no year; about 300 is the usual estimate, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebius_of_Emesa
Place of birth probable
Socrates, Church History 2.9: born at Edessa of a noble family
Died probable
Jerome, On Illustrious Men 91: he died under Constantius; before the council of Seleucia, 359
Place of death probable
Jerome, On Illustrious Men 91: buried at Antioch
Edessa, years not sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9: brought up at Edessa; no years are given
Edessa, place probable
Socrates, Church History 2.9
Caesarea Maritima, years not sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9: he studied under Eusebius of Caesarea; years are an estimate
Caesarea Maritima, place probable
Socrates, Church History 2.9
Alexandria, years not sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9: he went to Alexandria to avoid ordination and to study; years are an estimate
Alexandria, place probable
Socrates, Church History 2.9
Emesa, years not sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9: made bishop of Emesa after he refused Alexandria in 339; he left the city for a time
Emesa, place sure
Socrates, Church History 2.9; https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/668261