EUSEBIUS VERCELLENSIS.
EUSEBIUS born in Sardinia was Reader of the Church of Rome, and afterwards Bishop of Verceilles. Pope Liberius sent him Delegate to the Emperour Constantius after the Fall of Vin∣centius * 1.1 of Capua. He was present at the Council of Milan, from whence he was banish'd into the East, and sent away into Scythopolis, where he suffer'd very much from Patrophilus the Arian Bishop of that City. He obtain'd his Liberty under the Reign of Julian, and was present at the Council of Alexandria held by St. Athanasius. He was delegated by this Council for restoring Peace to the Church of Antioch, but he could not compass his Design, because of the Ordination of Paulinus, which was rashly made by Lucifer; for this was an hinderance to the Reconciliation. And therefore having blam'd the Conduct of Lucifer he returned into Italy, where he took a great deal of Pains to re-esta∣blish the Faith. He died in the Year 370. St. Ambrose made a Panegyrick upon him. The Title of Martyr is commonly given to him: But St. Ambrose, St. Jerom, St. Gregory of Tours, and all the Ancients give him no other Title but that of Confessor; and St. Ambrose seems to preferr Diony∣sius of Milan before him, because he died in Banishment.
We have a Letter of this Bishop written in the time of his Exile, and sent to his own Church, together with a Protestation against all the Violences of Patrophilus. There is also among the Fragments of St. Hilary, a Letter to Gregory Bishop of Elvira, written in 363, and a little Note that he wrote to Constantius before he went to Milan. St. Jerom testifies. That he translated into Latin the Commentaries of Eusebius of Caesarea upon the Psalms. It is pro∣bable that he wrote it in his Exile, where he learned the Greek Tongue, and publish'd it after his Return.