RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eusebius of Nicomedia

280 - 341

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Eusebius of Nicomedia (; Ancient Greek: Εὐσέβιος; died 341) was an Arian priest who baptised Constantine the Great on his deathbed in 337. A fifth-century legend evolved that Pope Sylvester I was the one to baptise Constantine, but this is dismissed by scholars as a forgery "to amend the historical memory of the Arian baptism that the emperor received at the end of his life, and instead to attribute an unequivocally orthodox baptism to him". He was a bishop of Berytus (modern-day Beirut) in Phoenicia. He was later made the bishop of Nicomedia, where the Imperial court resided. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eusebius of Nicomedia is the 751st most popular religious figure (down from 746th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 18th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lebanese Religious Figure.

Eusebius of Nicomedia is most famous for being the bishop of Nicomedia and a supporter of Arius.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eusebius of Nicomedia ranks 751 out of 3,187. Before him are Theophilus of Antioch, Eleazar, Mattathias, Ilia II of Georgia, Romanos the Melodist, and Célestin Freinet. After him are Julia of Corsica, Eutyches, Gemma Galgani, Muhammad al-Jawad, Martin Bucer, and Frances of Rome.

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Among people born in 280, Eusebius of Nicomedia ranks 2. Before him is Saint George. After him are Saint Susanna, Aphrahat, Valeria Maximilla, and Ghatotkacha. Among people deceased in 341, Eusebius of Nicomedia ranks 1. 

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Eusebius of Nicomedia ranks 19 out of 145. Before him are Rafic Hariri (1944), Fairuz (1935), Hiram I (-1000), Christina of Bolsena (210), Amin Maalouf (1949), and Émile Lahoud (1936). After him are Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), Rashid Rida (1865), Frumentius (400), and Amal Clooney (1978).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Lebanon

Among religious figures born in Lebanon, Eusebius of Nicomedia ranks 5. Before him are Pope Sisinnius (650), Pope Constantine (664), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), and Christina of Bolsena (210). After him are Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (1073), Rashid Rida (1865), Frumentius (400), Bechara Boutros al-Rahi (1940), Nimatullah Kassab (1808), Pamphilus of Caesarea (240), and Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946).

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