Eusebius of Alexandria
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Eusebius of Alexandria is an author
to whom certain extant
homilies are attributed.
These homilies enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing is known of the author. In all events, he was not a patriarch
of Alexandria
, as is affirmed in an early biography (MPG, lxxxvi. 1, pp. 297–310), written by one Johannes, a notary, and stating that Eusebius was called by Cyril to be his successor in the episcopate. The discourses belong probably to the fifth or sixth century, and possibly originated in Alexandria. They deal with the life of Jesus of Nazareth and with questions of ecclesiastical life and practise, which they resolve in a monastic-ascetic way. Their literary character is not quite clear; while most of them are adapted for public delivery, not a few bear the character of ecclesiastical pronouncements. They are printed in MPG, lxxxvi. 1, pp. 287–482, 509-536, except four included among Chrysostom's works. The fragments preserved in the so-called Sacra parallela are to be found in Karl Holl's
Fragmente vornicänischer Kirchenväter (T U, new series, v. 2, Leipzig, 1899), pp. 314–332. A homily concerning the observance of Sunday is attributed by Zahn to Eusebius of Emesa.
Note that Eusebius of Alexandria is not the well-known historian of the Christian
church, who is Eusebius of Caesarea
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Author
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to whom certain extant
Extant literature
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homilies are attributed.
These homilies enjoyed some renown in the Eastern Church in the sixth and seventh centuries. Their homiletical merit does not rise above mediocrity, and nothing is known of the author. In all events, he was not a patriarch
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
of Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
, as is affirmed in an early biography (MPG, lxxxvi. 1, pp. 297–310), written by one Johannes, a notary, and stating that Eusebius was called by Cyril to be his successor in the episcopate. The discourses belong probably to the fifth or sixth century, and possibly originated in Alexandria. They deal with the life of Jesus of Nazareth and with questions of ecclesiastical life and practise, which they resolve in a monastic-ascetic way. Their literary character is not quite clear; while most of them are adapted for public delivery, not a few bear the character of ecclesiastical pronouncements. They are printed in MPG, lxxxvi. 1, pp. 287–482, 509-536, except four included among Chrysostom's works. The fragments preserved in the so-called Sacra parallela are to be found in Karl Holl's
Karl Holl
Karl Holl was a Professor of theology and church history at Tübingen and Berlin and is considered one of the most influential church historians of his era.- Life :...
Fragmente vornicänischer Kirchenväter (T U, new series, v. 2, Leipzig, 1899), pp. 314–332. A homily concerning the observance of Sunday is attributed by Zahn to Eusebius of Emesa.
Note that Eusebius of Alexandria is not the well-known historian of the Christian
Christianity
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church, who is Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea also called Eusebius Pamphili, was a Roman historian, exegete and Christian polemicist. He became the Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine about the year 314. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon...
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