The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Eborius of York
fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Eboracum · First named bishop of York · Eboracum (York), Britannia
The Nicene Age
Who Eborius of York was
The first bishop of York whose name history preserves — a subscriber at the Council of Arles in 314, summoned with the whole Western episcopate to judge the Donatist appeal the year after the persecution ended in the West. That a British see could send its bishop across Gaul within a year of toleration is the subscription list's quiet revelation: the church was already there.
The Arles subscription list alone.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Eborius active?
Eborius of York is dated fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Eborius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Eborius?
Eborius of York is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The bishops at Arles. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Eborius from?
The archive associates Eborius of York with Eboracum (York), Britannia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Eborius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Eborius of York to 6 other figures, including Restitutus of London, Adelphius, Constantine the Great and Sacerdos. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Council of Arles subscription list (314)
c. AD 314Eborius, bishop, from the city of Eboracum, in the province of Britain.The bishops at Arles · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Eborius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.