309 - 309 Births, 309 Deaths, Pope Marcellus I, Hormizd II, Shapur II, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Saint Menas, Emygdius, Quirinus of Sescia (Paperback)

Chapters: 309 Births, 309 Deaths, Pope Marcellus I, Hormizd Ii, Shapur Ii, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Saint Menas, Emygdius, Quirinus of Sescia, Elias and Companions, Tiberius Julius Theothorses, Vasilissa, List of State Leaders in 309, Palladius of Antioch, Valerius Romulus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Saint Pamphilus (Greek: ) (latter half of the 3rd century February 16, 309), was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among Catholic Biblical scholars of his generation. He was the friend and teacher of Eusebius of Caesarea, who recorded details of his career in a three-book "Vita" that has been lost. Eusebius' "Martyrs of Palestine," attests that Pamphilus was of a rich and honorable family of Beirut, but the assertion that he gave all his property to the poor and attached himself to the "perfect men" does not square with his magnificent patronage of the library at Caesarea Maritima and his constant generosity to scholars through his lifetime. Photius, quotes Pamphilus's "Apology for Origen" to the effect that Pamphilus went to Alexandria, where his teacher was Pierius, the head of the famous catechetical school there, before settling in Caesarea Maritima, where he was ordained a priest. In Alexandria, Egypt, Pamphilus became devoted to the works of Origen of Alexandria. Photius says that Pamphilus was a Phoenician born at Berytus, and a scholar of Pierius, who collected sacred literature. According to Eusebius, he suffered martyrdom in the third year of the Diocletian persecution, after spending two years in prison. While he was in prison, Pamphilus and Eusebius worked together on five books in defense of Origen. The Diocletian persecution began in earnest in the year 303. In 306 a young man named Apphianus-a disciple of Pamphilus "while no one ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=175908