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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 in his homily On *Philogonios (bishop of Antioch, ob. 324, S01197), delivered during the saint’s festival on 20 December, praises the saint and refers to aspects of his life. Written in Greek at Antioch on the Orontes (north Syria) in 386/397.