Eunomius of Cyzicus

• He is the first well read defender and leader of Neo-Arianism.
• Eudoxius of Antioch ordained him a deacon and in 360, after he had become bishop of Constantinople, he promoted him to the see of Cyzicus.
• The people, unable to endure his empty and arrogant parade of language, drove him out of their city. He withdrew to Constantinople, and taking up his abode with Eudoxius, and was regarded as a titular bishop.
• He was the secretary of Aetius of Antioch, and after his death, he became the chief exponent of Anomoeanism and his adherents were called Eunomians.
• In 383, he attended a synod at Constantinople, and was shortly afterwards exiled by the Emperor Theodosius.

1. First Apology: In it, Eunomius mentions that only the Unbegotten is God; the Son is begotten and therefore of a different nature than God the Father. He is created from nothing. 2. Second Apology: St. Basil wrote a refutation of the First Apology; 12 years later in 378, Eunomius wrote his counter reply. 3. Confessions of Faith: A formal profession of faith written in 383 and sent to the Emperor Theodosius. 4. Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 5. Letters: He wrote 40 addressed to different people.