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Lucian of Antioch (Greek: Λουκιανός Αντιοχείας c. 240 – January 7, 312), [a] known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety .
Flavia Julia Helena [a] (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c. AD 246/248 – 330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, [b] was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
Lucian of Antioch: 4th century Lucian of Beauvais: 3rd century Lucifer of Cagliari: 370 Lucius I: 254 Lucius of Britain: 2nd century Lucius of Cyrene: 1st century Lucy and Geminian: 3rd century Lucy of Syracuse: 304 Luke the Evangelist: c. 84 Luperculus: 3rd century Lupicinus of Lyon: 5th century Lupus of Troyes: 5th century Lydia of Thyatira ...
According to Eusebius's work, The Life of Constantine, the controversy had spread from Alexandria into almost all the African regions, and was considered a disturbance of the public order by the Roman Empire. Constantine the Great (Constantine I) sent two letters to Arius and Bishop Alexander, asking the religious leaders to stop the ...
Aimery of Limoges, Latin Patriarch of Antioch, directed the defense, but most noblemen preferred a secular ruler. [31] [32] After learning of Raymond's fate, Constance's cousin, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, hurried to Antioch and assumed the regency. [31] [33] He also concluded a truce with Nur ad-Din. [31] Baldwin III returned to Antioch in ...
Lucian of Samosata [a] (Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, c. 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal.
Mother Fausta Flavia Valeria Constantina [ a ] (also sometimes called Constantia and Constantiana ; Greek : Κωνσταντίνα ; b. after 307/before 317 – d. 354), later known as Saint Constance , [ 2 ] was the eldest daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great and his second wife Fausta , daughter of Emperor Maximian .
Born during the reign of his uncle Constantine the Great (r. 306–37), he was among the few male members of the imperial family to survive the purge that followed Constantine's death. Under Constantius II, Gallus served as deputy emperor, based in Antioch and married to Constantius' sister Constantina.