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Asclepiades of Antioch
c. 150 – c. 220 · Bishop of Antioch
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 150
- Died
- c. 220, Antioch
- See
- Antioch
- Region
- syria
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Asclepiades
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Ninth bishop of Antioch, succeeding Serapion c. 211; counted among the confessors of his day.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.11, 6.21
Ninth bishop of Antioch, succeeding Serapion c. 211; counted among the confessors of his day.
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Common questions
- Who was Asclepiades of Antioch?
- Asclepiades of Antioch (150–220) — Ninth bishop of Antioch, succeeding Serapion c. 211; counted among the confessors of his day.
- Who did Asclepiades of Antioch succeed as bishop of Antioch?
- Serapion of Antioch.
- Who succeeded Asclepiades of Antioch as bishop of Antioch?
- Babylas of Antioch.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.11, 6.21 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Serapion of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession c. 211; only attested by Eusebius writing a century later.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.11, 6.21
- succeeded in see (incoming) Babylas of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession via the brief intervening bishops Philetus and Zebinus reported only by Eusebius; no contemporary attestation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.21, 6.29
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Asclepiades of Antioch).