Paul of Samosata

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c. 200 – c. 275 · b. Samosata · Bishop of Antioch

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Bishop of Antioch c. 260-268; deposed by a synod for adoptionist Christology. Considered heterodox; an important precursor case for Nicene-era Christological debates.

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Who was Paul of Samosata?: Paul of Samosata (200–275) — Bishop of Antioch c. 260-268; deposed by a synod for adoptionist Christology. Considered heterodox; an important precursor case for Nicene-era Christological debates.
Who did Paul of Samosata oppose?: Dionysius of Alexandria.
Who did Paul of Samosata succeed as bishop of Antioch?: Demetrian of Antioch.

Sources for biography

Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.27-30 primary
Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 71 primary

documented connections(1)

opposed (incoming) Dionysius of Alexandria
Dionysius of Alexandria wrote against Paul's adoptionist Christology; later synods at Antioch deposed Paul.
Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 7.27-30

tradition connections(1)

succeeded in see Demetrian of Antioch
Paul 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

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