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Polycrates of Ephesus
c. 130 – c. 196 · b. Ephesus · Bishop of Ephesus
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 130, Ephesus
- Died
- c. 196, Ephesus
- See
- Ephesus
- Region
- asia minor
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Polycrates
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Ephesus; led the Asian churches in defending the Quartodeciman Easter against Pope Victor I c. 190.
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.24
Bishop of Ephesus; led the Asian churches in defending the Quartodeciman Easter against Pope Victor I c. 190.
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Common questions
- Who was Polycrates of Ephesus?
- Polycrates of Ephesus (130–196) — Bishop of Ephesus; led the Asian churches in defending the Quartodeciman Easter against Pope Victor I c. 190.
- Who did Polycrates of Ephesus oppose?
- Pope Victor I.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.24 primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 45 primary
documented connections(2)
- opposed (incoming) Pope Victor IVictor I attempted to excommunicate the Asian churches led by Polycrates over the Quartodeciman Easter; rebuked by Irenaeus.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.23-25
- knew of Melito of SardisIn his letter to Pope Victor preserved by Eusebius, Polycrates names Melito of Sardis among the 'great luminaries' of Asia who kept the Quartodeciman Pascha.Polycrates, Letter to Victor, in Eusebius Hist. Eccl. 5.24.5
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 Polycrates of Ephesus).