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Jerusalem. This "eschatological reserve" enables Pastors and faithful to preserve the proper scale of values without
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he was sometimes referred to as a martyr, this was more to honour the sufferings he endured in standing up for his faith. Later legends of his martyrdom have no historical basis. The Roman
Catholic Church celebrates his feast on 2 August. His former feast day of 16 December roughly coincided with his
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ever submitting to the fashions of the moment and the unjust claims of the current political power. The authentic scale of values – Eusebius' whole life seems to say – does not come from emperors of the past or of today but from Jesus Christ,...
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Unable to reconcile the factions, he continued towards home, visiting other churches along the way in the interest of promulgating and enforcing the orthodox faith. Once back in
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