Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers — Second Series Vol. 01 — Section 1178
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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series Vol. 1
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[2040] There has been much dispute as to Philip's relation to Christianity. Eusebius is the first one known to us to represent him as a Christian, and he gives the report only upon the authority of oral tradition (touton katechei logos christianon onta). Jerome (de vir. ill. 54) states explicitly that Philip was the first Christian emperor (qui primus de regibus Romanis christianus fuit), and this became common tradition in the Church. At the same time it must be noticed that Eusebius does not himself state that Philip was a Christian,--he simply records a tradition to that effect; and…
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