'''Eusebius''' (260-340) was the bishop of Caesarea on the coast of [[Palestine]] and a Church [[historian]]. Although there are many other writings from ancient church times, his ''Ecclesiastical History'' is considered to be the principal source for the history of [[Christianity]], especially the Eastern Church, from the Apostolic era until his own day. | '''Eusebius''' (260-340) was the bishop of Caesarea on the coast of [[Palestine]] and a Church [[historian]]. Although there are many other writings from ancient church times, his ''Ecclesiastical History'' is considered to be the principal source for the history of [[Christianity]], especially the Eastern Church, from the Apostolic era until his own day. |