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Marcellus (Bishop Of Ancyra)

MARCELLUS, bishop of Ancyra (d. c. 374) A supporter of the HOMOOUSION concept and contender against the Arians at the Council of NICAEA in 325. Nonetheless, he was deposed for heterodoxy in his refutation of the Arian Asterius, probably in 336. He taught that the Son was merely a manifestation of the Father, with no …

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Eusebius Of Caesarea (C. 260-C. 340)

Eminent / By Armia FAYEZ

EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA (c. 260-c. 340) An author of the HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA. The authentic biography of Eusebius, recorded by his own disciple and successor ACACIUS, has been lost. Historians have to assemble the scattered details of his rich life and the immense heritage of his literary productions from contemporary authors such as Socrates and Sozomen, …

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Acacius, Bishop Of Caesarea

Eminent / By Youssef Matta

ACACIUS, BISHOP OF CAESAREA To whom a Coptic Encomium of the Martyr Mercurius (of Caesarea of Cappadocia) is attributed. Some ambiguity exists concerning this attribution, for, whereas patrologists recognize only one Acacius, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine (340-366), Coptic literature makes mention of another Acacius in Dioscorus’ Encomium of Macarius of Tkow. The first-named Acacius …

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