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Eusebius was commonly known among the ancients as Eusebius of Caesarea or Eusebius Pamphili. The first designation arose from the fact that he was bishop of Caesarea for many years; the second from the fact that he was a close friend and admirer of Pamphilus, a proselyte of Caesarea and a martyr. At least 40 contemporaries bore the same name, among which the most famous were Eusebius of...

indicates that he received these, together with other interpretations of the Scriptures by Symmachus, from a certain Juliana,4 who, he says, received the books by inheritance from Symmachus himself. At this time, also, Ambrose,1 who held the views of the heresy of Valentinus,2 being refuted by the truth as presented by Origen and as if his mind had been illumined by light, assented to the true doctrine as taught by the Church. Many others among the learned, since Origen’s fame was noised
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