Hosius of Corduba


Hosius of Corduba
DioceseCórdoba
SeeCórdoba
Personal details
Born256
Died359 (aged 102–103)
DenominationChristianity
Sainthood
Feast day27 August
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church[1]
Roman Catholic Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Title as SaintBishop of Corduba, Venerable Hieroconfessor
AttributesScroll, episcopal vestments

Hosius of Corduba (c. 256–359), also known as Hosius the Confessor, Osius or Ossius, was a bishop of Corduba (now Córdoba, Spain) and an important and prominent advocate for Homoousion Christianity in the Arian controversy that divided early Christianity.

He probably presided at the First Council of Nicaea and also presided at the Council of Serdica.[2]

After Lactantius, he was the closest Christian advisor to Emperor Constantine the Great and guided the content of public utterances, such as Constantine's Oration to the Saints, addressed to the assembled bishops.[3]

He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and Oriental churches, with the title of confessor of the faith, being commemorated with a feast day on 27 August.[4]

  1. ^ "Russian Church officially adds saints of Spain, Portugal to liturgical calendar".
  2. ^ Jurgens, W.A. (1970). The Faith of the Early Fathers: Pre-Nicene and Nicene eras. Liturgical Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-8146-0432-8.
  3. ^ "First Council of Nicaea". www.newadvent.org.
  4. ^ "Saint Hosius the Confessor, Bishop of Córdoba". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-12-13.

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