Eunomius

Eunomius, the leader of an extreme sect of Arians, called after him Eunomians, was born at the village of Dacora, in Cappadocia. He attached himself to Aëtius, then at Alexandria, and became his disciple and associate. Through the influence of Eudoxius he became Bishop of Cyzicum about 360, but was compelled in a short time to resign his see, and after this he came forward as the leader of a party. His confession of faith, sent to Theodosius in 383, was rejected, and Eunomius was seized at Chalcedon, and sent first to Mœsia, then to Cappadocia, where he was still living in his native village in 392. According to Philostorgius, he was unhandsome, with white spots (Gr. alphoi) on his face, and had a stammering tongue in spite of his eloquence. The doctrines of Eunomius and Aëtius, which were simply those of Arius carried to an extreme, were condemned at the second Ecumenical Council. After his death the Eunomians (who were also called Exucontians, Heterousiasts, and Anomœans) broke completely with the orthodox church. Their internal disunion quickly put an end to the party. His only extant writings are his two apologies and his confession. See ARIUS; and Klose, Geschichte und Lehre des Eunomius (Kiel, 1833).