Eustaci

This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Eūstáthios (Εὐστάθιος),” composed of two elements: “eû ‎(εὖ)” (well) plus “stásis (στᾰ́σῐς)” (a standing, placing, setting, position, posture, stable). In turn, the name means “steadfast, stable, firm, and steadfast in the faith.” Its exact Latin equivalents are “Constans” and its derivatives, “Constantius” and “Constantinus.” There are several characters in the story with this name as patriarchs and bishops. Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a bishop and patriarch of Antioch in the 4th century. He was a native of Side in Pamphylia. About 320, he was bishop of Beroea, and he became the patriarch of Antioch shortly before the Council of Nicaea in 325. In that assembly, he distinguished himself zealously against the Arians, though the “Allocutio ad Imperatorem” with which he has been credited is hardly genuine.