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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Patrophilos, bishop of Scythopolis, Palestine

Saint ID

S02872

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E07955The Paschal Chronicle records that in 362, during the reign of Julian, pagans dug up and profaned the remains of *John the Baptist (S00020) at Sebaste, and *Patrophilos (bishop of Scythopolis, S02872) at Scythopolis; both in Palestine. Written in Greek at Constantinople, c. 630.