Stephen II of Antioch
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| Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Church of Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
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| Died | 479 |
Stephen II (died in 479) was a Patriarch of Antioch[1] from 477 until his death.
Biography
[edit]It is unknown when Stephen was born. He became a Patriarch in 477, and he was a successor of John II Codonatus,[2] who held the see only three months and was exiled. Stephen was killed in 479[3][4] and was succeeded by Calendion.
He is venerated as a martyr saint on April 25.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ István Perczel, Réka Forrai, György Geréby (2005). The Eucharist in Theology and Philosophy: Issues of Doctrinal History in East and West from the Patristic Age to the Reformation. Leuven University Press.
- ^ A. Fortescue. The lesser eastern churches. p. 192.
- ^ Aloys Grillmeier, Pauline Allen (1986). Christ in Christian Tradition: From the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gragory the Great (590-604). Westminster John Knox Press.
- ^ David A. Michelson (2014). The Practical Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug. p. 10.
- ^ "Santo Stefano di Antiochia".
Sources
[edit]- Meyendorff, John (1989). Imperial unity and Christian divisions: The Church 450-680 A.D. The Church in history. Vol. 2. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. ISBN 9780881410563.
Of the Church of Antioch before 518 | |
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