The Council of Antioch (AD 327)
Key Facts:
| Date | 327/328 |
| Location | Antioch in Syria |
| Chaired by | Eusebius of Caesarea |
| Key Participants | Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Eustathius of Antioch |
| Purpose | A reexamination of the Council of Nicaea |
| Key Events | The removal of Eustathius of Antioch and Asclepas of Gaza; Euphronias, presbyter of Cappadocia, was ordained in Eustathius’ stead; the production of 25 disciplinary canons? |
| Primary Source Descriptions | Socrates, HE, 1.24.1-4 |
Surviving Documents:
The Canons of the Council of Antioch
Bibliography
M. Simonetti, “Antioch” in The Encyclopedia of the Early Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992).
R.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God, (New York: T&T Clark, 1988).
Created by MKM, JCB and PSAM
Last updated: 2-1-2012
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