Date268
LocationAntioch
Number of Participants70/80 (16 signatures on the synodical letter)
Key ParticipantsHelenus of Tarsus; Hymenaeus of Jerusalem; Theotecnus of Caesarea (Palestine); Malchion the priest
PurposeTo judge the accusations of heresies levied against Paul of Samosata
Key EventsPaul was condemned and exiled
Ancient DescriptionEusebius, HE 7.27-30

Surviving Documents:

Creed (Greek text in Hahn’s Bibliothek der Symbole und Glaugensregeln der Alten Kirche (Breslau: E. Morgenstern, 1897) 178-182.

Bibliography

Simonetti, M. “Antioch” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992).

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Last updated: 2-10-2025 by JSW


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