Lucian of Antioch

Christian martyr, presbyter and theologian (died 312)

b. c. 240 · d. 312

Lucian of Antioch, known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian, and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety.

Related people

Athanasius of Anazarbe teacher of · traditional

Events

Commemorated

Lucian of Antioch

Places

Samosata birth
Antakya birth
Nicomedia death

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — The martyrdom of Lucian at Nicomedia
On the Deaths of the Persecutors (De Mortibus Persecutorum) 1 claim — Great Persecution
Patrology 1 claim — Lucian and the school of Antioch