Basil of Amasea [SEP] position held
Basil of Amasea
Basil of Amasea (Basileus or Basilius) was a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr.
In St. Jerome's Latin version of the "Chronicle" of Eusebius the statement occurs under the 275th Olympiad (321-324) that Basileus, Bishop of Amasea in Pontus, suffered martyrdom in the reign of Licinius. Among the signatures of the bishops who attended the Council of Ancyra and Council of Neo-Caesarea (314) is to be found the name of Basileus of Amasea. Eusebius also relates
career is well documented: a full biography, composed by his chaplain Eustathius of Constantinople, was preserved intact. Eutychius was born at Theium in Phrygia. His father, Alexander, was a general under the famous Byzantine commander Belisarius. Eutychius became a monk at Amasea at the age of 30. As an archimandrite at Constantinople, Eutychius was well respected by Menas. Eventually, on the day Menas died, Eutychius was nominated by Justinian the Great to replace the position Menas had held.
First Patriarchate.
Pope Vigilius was