Philogonius

Saint

Philogonius

DioceseAntioch
In office318–322
PredecessorVitalis
SuccessorEustathius of Antioch
Personal details
Died322
Antioch
(modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey)
Sainthood
Feast day20 December

Philogonius (or Filogonius, Philogonus, Philogonios, Greek: Φιλογόνιος; died 322) was a lawyer and an early Bishop of Antioch who came to be considered a saint. He opposed Arianism[a] when that heresy emerged in Alexandria, Egypt. His feast day is 20 December.
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