Melito of Sardis
Ancient Roman Eunuch and saint
b. c. 100 · d. c. 180
Melito of Sardis was a Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Sardis, near Smyrna in western Anatolia. He held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Roman Asia due to his personal influence and his literary works, most of which have been lost. What has been recovered, however, has provided a great insight into Christianity during the second century.
Works
- Peri Pascha c. 165
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Sardis death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 3 claims — On the Pascha and the strife at Laodicea; The Apology to Marcus Aurelius; Melito goes east and lists the books