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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Philogonios, bishop of Antioch, ob. 324

Saint ID

S01197

Number in BH

BHG 1532

Reported Death Not Before

323

Reported Death Not After

325

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00071John Chrysostom composes his Greek homily On *Philogonios (bishop of Antioch, ob. 324, S01197), which he delivers during the saint’s festival on 20 December. He refers to aspects of the saint’s life. Written and preached in Antioch on the Orontes (north Syria) in 386/397.