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==Life==
Little is known of Eusebius’ youth. He was probably born around A.D. 160260, though the exact date and place are not certain. He may have come from a family of some influence as he was released after a short imprisonment during the Diocletian’s persecutions, persecutions in which his friend Pamphilius and other companions were [[martyr]]ed. Eusebius was acquainted with the Priest Dorotheus in Antioch, who may have given him exegetical instruction. By 296 he was in Palestine, where he first saw Constantine when Constantine visited Palestine with [[Diocletian]]. Eusebius was in Caesarea when Agapius was its [[bishop]]. His friendship with [[Pamphilius of Caesarea]] was a close one. With him he studied [[Holy Scripture]] using as an aid Origen’s ‘’Hexapla’’ and other commentaries that Pamphilius had collected in his library.
However, their friendship was cut short when Pamphilius was arrested in 307 and martyred in 309. It is assumed, as the persecutions relaxed, that Eusebius succeeded Pamphilius as head of his school and may have been ordained to the [[priest]]hood during this time. He was already consecrated a bishop by 315 when he took part in the dedication of a new [[basilica]] in Tyre. He had succeeded Agapius as bishop of Caesarea Palaestina. The next that is known of Eusebius is when he participated, as a prominent member, in the [[First Ecumenical Council|Council of Nicea]]. He was not naturally a spiritual leader or theologian. Nevertheless, as a very learned man and a famous author who enjoyed the special favor of the emperor, he came to the fore among the 300 members of the council. The confession which he proposed became the basis of the Nicene Creed.
