Theophilus of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch from c.169 to c.183
b. 2nd century · d. 18 Oct 183
7th Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line) · c. 169–c. 183
Offices
- Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line) № 7 · c. 169 – c. 183
Theophilus of Antioch was Patriarch of Antioch from 169 until 183. He succeeded Eros of Antioch c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c. 183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton, but these dates are only approximations. His death probably occurred between 183 and 185.
Related people
- Eros of Antioch succeeded · inferred
- Maximus I of Antioch preceded · inferred
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Antioch death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 2 claims — HE 4.20, 4.24; Theophilus succeeds Eros at Antioch
- Patrology 1 claim — Theophilus writes to Autolycus
Also recorded as
- Theophilus of Antioch possibly same
Documents
- To Autolycus author