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Babylas of Antioch
c. 180 – 253 · Bishop of Antioch
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 180
- Died
- 253, Antioch
- See
- Antioch
- Region
- syria
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Babylas
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Antioch (c. 237-253); died in prison during the Decian persecution.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.29, 6.34, 6.39
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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Common questions
- 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 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
- succeeded in see (incoming) Demetrian of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession after Babylas' martyrdom; preserved only by Eusebius without contemporary documentation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.39, 7.5
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 Babylas of Antioch).