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Flavian of Antioch

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Flavian of Antioch , d. 404, Catholic patriarch of Antioch. He succeeded St. Meletius . A rival claimant to the patriarchate, Evagrius, was illegally consecrated, but when Evagrius died Flavian was recognized (c.398), ending the Antioch schism. Author not available, FLAVIAN OF ANTIOCH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Saint John Chrysostom
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... one of the greatest of the Greek Fathers. He was born in Antioch and studied Greek classics there. As a young man he became ... anchorite monk (374), a deacon (c.381) and a priest (386). Under Flavian of Antioch he preached brilliantly in the cathedral for 12 years, winning ... Read more

Saint Meletius
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... Catholic bishop, leader of the Meletian faction in the Antiochene schism. Meletius became (361) Catholic patriarch after ... consecrating Paulinus from the Eustathian ranks, thereby giving Antioch two Catholic bishops. Meletius returned in 378, but Rome ... Constantinople, which sought to end the schism by electing ... Read more

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