1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EUSEBIUS OF LAODICEA, though not included among the saints, was noted for his saintly life. He was an Alexandrian by birth, and gained so great a reputation for his self-denial and charity that when in 262 the city was besieged by the troops of the emperor Gallienus he obtained permission, together with Anatolius, from their commander Theodotus, to lead out the noncombatants, whom he tended " like a father and physician." He went with Anatolius to Syria, and took part in the controversy against Paul of Samosata, bi…
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