The classic Latin attack on Marcion's rejection of the Old Testament and two-god theology.
Demetrian of Antioch
c. 200 – c. 260 · Bishop of Antioch
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 200
- Died
- c. 260
- See
- Antioch
- Region
- syria
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Demetrianus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Antioch c. 253-260, succeeding Babylas; succeeded by Paul of Samosata.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5, 7.14, 7.27
Bishop of Antioch c. 253-260, succeeding Babylas; succeeded by Paul of Samosata.
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Common questions
- Who was Demetrian of Antioch?
- Demetrian of Antioch (200–260) — Bishop of Antioch c. 253-260, succeeding Babylas; succeeded by Paul of Samosata.
- Who did Demetrian of Antioch succeed as bishop of Antioch?
- Babylas of Antioch.
- Who succeeded Demetrian of Antioch as bishop of Antioch?
- Paul of Samosata.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.5, 7.14, 7.27 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Babylas of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession after Babylas' martyrdom; preserved only by Eusebius without contemporary documentation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.39, 7.5
- succeeded in see (incoming) Paul of SamosataPaul of Samosata succeeded Demetrian as bishop of Antioch c. 260; preserved by Eusebius (HE 7.27) without contemporaneous Antiochene attestation.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.27