Person
Ossius of Corduba
about 256–357
Bishop of Córdoba and imperial adviser
Attested. The long career is secure. How freely he signed in 357 is not. His presidency at Nicaea is only one ancient version.
Ossius advised Constantine and is the first name on some Nicene signature lists. Whether he presided is disputed. He led the western bishops at Serdica. Near the end of his life he signed a non-Nicene formula at Sirmium under pressure. Athanasius treats that signature as a lapse. Ossius was not at Ariminum in 359. He was already dead, or dying, after 357.
Places
Councils
- Elvira (about 305–306)
- Nicaea (325)
- Serdica (343)
- Sirmium meetings (351–357)
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
No edition in the preview catalog is linked.