Eusebius of Caesarea was probably the most learned Christian of his time. He was also one of the most passionate and enthusiastic admirers of Constantine and his work. He made a very strong statement about Constantine saying, “…always and everywhere I see blessed Constantine leading the same empire.” Eusebius was born in Palestine in the year 260. He is famously known as Eusebius of “Caesarea” because he spent the better parts of his life in this city, where he was also baptized and ordained to serve as a bishop. This paper is to not only give historical content, but to determine the importance of Eusebius of Caesarea to the Christian church between the time of Constantine and the rise of the Renaissance and Humanism. The biggest influence of the life of Eusebius was Pamphilus of Caesarea. Pamphilus worked closely with Eusebius teaching and grooming him, eventually the student became the teacher. …show more content…
The works were lost due to the persecution that came from Diocletian. As of June 303, the persecution was felt in Caesarea. In 305, Maximinus Daia was a vey hostile opposition to Christianity. This brought much persecution to Pamphilus for his beliefs and he died of martyrdom in 310. During this time of persecution, pamphilus and Eusebius worked on a five book defense of origen, his teachings, and beliefs. Through this persecution, Eusebius suffered many losses of brothers and sisters in the faith, he remained unharmed. Even during these troubling times in the Christian church Eusebius was able to produce what would later be considered as some of his most important work. This work was in Church History. This is the work he is most recognized for and people are still referencing his work to this day. This just gives a glimpse into how important Eusebius was to this era and to the Christian