patriarch of Antioch, 996 to 1021
d. 1021
51st Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line)
John of Antioch, also known by the epithet Polites, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Antioch from 4 October 996 until his death in July 1021. Before his elevation to the patriarchate, he served as the chartophylax of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.