Eusebius of Rome
Eusebius | |
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Confessor | |
Born | 4th century |
Died | 357 Rome |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Sant'Eusebio church, Rome |
Feast | 14 August |
Eusebius of Rome (died c. 357), the founder of the church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome that bears his name, is listed in the Roman Martyrology as one of the saints venerated on 14 August.
Life
Eusebius is said to have been a Roman patrician and priest, and is mentioned with distinction in Latin martyrologies. The Martyrology of Usuard styles him confessor at Rome under the Arian emperor Constantius II and adds that he was buried in the cemetery of Callistus. Some later martyrologies call him a martyr.[1]
A fictionalised version of his conflict with
Veneration
Sant'Eusebio, the basilica-style church on the Esquiline in Rome dedicated to him, is said to have been built on the site of his house.
The "Acta Eusebii", discovered in 1479 by Mombritius and reproduced by Baluze in his "Miscellanea" (1678–1715), tell the following story: When
It is generally admitted that these Acts were a forgery either entirely or at least in part, and written in the same spirit if not by the same hand as the notice on Liberius in the "
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References
- ^ a b c Mershman, Francis. "St. Eusebius." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 30 September 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Butler, Alban. "St. Eusebius, Priest and Confessor at Rome", The Lives of the Saints, 1866
- ^ Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 134
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Eusebius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.