Fathers

Sozomen

Church historian

Sozomen (c. 400–c. 450) was a lawyer in Constantinople who wrote a church history dedicated to Theodosius II.

Dates
c. 400–c. 450
Role
Church historian
See
Constantinople

The history covers Constantine to about 425, with a particular interest in monks and in the churches of the East. It is a companion volume to Socrates and Theodoret.

Writings