Eusebius of Nicomedia

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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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Eusebius of Nicomedia canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century bishop ⓘ
Arian ⓘ
Christian bishop ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
appointedAs bishop of Constantinople ⓘ
appointedBy Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
approximateDeathDate circa 341 ⓘ
associatedWith Constantia (sister of Constantine) ⓘ
Constantine the Great ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I

Constantinus II ⓘ
linked to: Constantius II
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
church Eastern Church ⓘ
consecrated Arius ⓘ
councilRole leading Arian supporter at Nicaea ⓘ
courtPosition influential prelate at the imperial court ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople ⓘ
doctrinalConflictWith Nicene bishops ⓘ
exiledBy Emperor Constantine I ⓘ
linked to: Constantine I
heldTitle Bishop of Constantinople ⓘ
Bishop of Nicomedia ⓘ
historicalReputation key architect of imperial Arian policy ⓘ
influenced Arian party in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Arian controversy

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 Nicene homoousios ⓘ
linked to: Homoousian theology
participatedIn First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
politicalRole advisor on ecclesiastical affairs ⓘ
predecessorAsBishopOfConstantinople Alexander of Constantinople ⓘ
reasonForExile refusal to fully accept Nicene Creed ⓘ
regionOfActivity Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire

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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ
Lucian of Antioch → influenced → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ
Council of Antioch (341) → presidedOverBy → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of Antioch
court of Constantius II → associatedWithFigure → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ
Arian controversy → principalFigure → Eusebius of Nicomedia ⓘ