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Serapion of Antioch
c. 140 – c. 211 · Bishop of Antioch
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 140
- Died
- c. 211, Antioch
- See
- Antioch
- Region
- syria
- Era
- ante nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
- Also known as
- Serapion
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Eighth bishop of Antioch (c. 191-211).
- Primary source
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.12
Eighth bishop of Antioch (c. 191-211). Wrote against the use of the Gospel of Peter at Rhossus.
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Common questions
- Who was Serapion of Antioch?
- Serapion of Antioch (140–211) — Eighth bishop of Antioch (c. 191-211). Wrote against the use of the Gospel of Peter at Rhossus.
- Who did Serapion of Antioch succeed as bishop of Antioch?
- Theophilus of Antioch.
- Who succeeded Serapion of Antioch as bishop of Antioch?
- Asclepiades of Antioch.
Sources for biography
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.12 primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 41 primary
tradition connections(2)
- succeeded in see Theophilus of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession; Maximinus and Serapion followed Theophilus as bishops of Antioch. Late-2nd-c succession preserved only by Eusebius writing c. 320.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.24, 5.19, 6.12
- succeeded in see (incoming) Asclepiades of AntiochAntiochene episcopal succession c. 211; only attested by Eusebius writing a century later.Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.11, 6.21
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 Serapion of Antioch).