Stephen II of Antioch
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patriarch of Antioch from 477 to 479
Stephen II of Antioch | |
|---|---|
| Patriarch of Antioch | |
| Church | Church of Antioch |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 477 |
| Term ended | 479 |
| Predecessor | John II of Antioch |
| Successor | Stephen III of Antioch |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 479 |
| Denomination | Chalcedonian Christianity |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 25 April |
Stephen II of Antioch (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 of Antioch,[2] who held the see only three months and was exiled. Stephen was killed in 479[3] [4] and was succeeded by Calendion of Antioch.
He is venerated as a martyr saint on 25 April.[5]
Notes and 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 Pope Gregory 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".
Bibliography
[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.
| Titles of Chalcedonian Christianity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Patriarch of Antioch 477 – 479 |
Succeeded by |
Of the Church of Antioch before 518 | |
| |
| Homoian group |
|
| Meletian group | |
| Eustathian group |
|
| Apollonarist group |
|
| |
