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Babylas of Antioch

c. 180 – 253 · Bishop of Antioch
bishopmartyr

Bishop of Antioch (c. 237-253); died in prison during the Decian persecution. Famous in tradition for barring Emperor Philip the Arab from the Easter liturgy.

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Who was Babylas of Antioch?
Babylas of Antioch (180–253) — Bishop of Antioch (c. 237-253); died in prison during the Decian persecution. Famous in tradition for barring Emperor Philip the Arab from the Easter liturgy.
Who did Babylas of Antioch succeed as bishop of Antioch?
Asclepiades of Antioch.
Who succeeded Babylas of Antioch as bishop of Antioch?
Demetrian of Antioch.

Sources for biography

  • Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.29, 6.34, 6.39 primary
  • John Chrysostom, On Saint Babylas primary

tradition connections(2)

  • succeeded in see Asclepiades of Antioch
    Antiochene episcopal succession via the brief intervening bishops Philetus and Zebinus reported only by Eusebius; no contemporary attestation.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.21, 6.29
  • succeeded in see (incoming) Demetrian of Antioch
    Antiochene episcopal succession after Babylas' martyrdom; preserved only by Eusebius without contemporary documentation.
    Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.39, 7.5

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