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Born Lod? • Israel
Died December 24, 361 • Alexandria • Egypt
Subjects Of Study Arianism
Lazarus
New Testament parable figure
Theodosius I
Theodosius I
Roman emperor
St. Gregory of Nyssa
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Byzantine philosopher and theologian
Ulfilas teaching Christianity to the Goths, early 20th-century illustration.
Ulfilas
bishop of the Goths
Philostorgius
Byzantine historian
Eusebius of Nicomedia
bishop
Arius
Christian priest
George of Laodicea
Egyptian bishop
Whiston, oil painting by an unknown artist after a portrait by Sarah Hoadly, c. 1720; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
William Whiston
Anglican priest and mathematician
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Justus of Ghent: Saint Augustine
St. Augustine
Christian bishop and theologian
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
Constantine I
Constantine I
Roman emperor
Justinian I
Justinian I
Byzantine emperor
Origen
Christian theologian
Diocletian
Diocletian
Roman emperor
Antonello da Messina: Madonna and Child
Mary
mother of Jesus
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Syrian bishop
Domenico Ghirlandaio: St. Jerome in His Study
St. Jerome
Christian scholar
Nero
Nero
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