1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EUSEBIUS (Gr. Eiw«/3io$, from twre/Sijs, pious, cf. the Latin name Pius), a name borne by a large number of bishops and others in the early ages of the Christian Church. Of these the most important are separately noticed below. No less than 25 saints of this name (sometimes corrupted into Eusogc, Euruge, Usoge, Usuge, Uruge and St Scbis) are venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, of whom 23 are included in the Bollandist Ada Sanctorum; many are obscure martyrs, monks or anchorites, but two deserve at least a passi…
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- Vol. 9, pp. 953-956