Meletius the Great, Archbishop of Antioch
He is one of the fathers of the fourth century AD. St. Gregory the Theologian described him as “a pious, meek, humble heart whose lights of the Holy Spirit shine […]
A list of the names of the Antiochian Patriarchs
This list is taken from the book “The Church of the Great City of God, Antioch,” by Dr. Asad Rustom. You can go through history to learn more about the patriarchs
The Antiochian patriarchs who bore the name Ignatius
Before the era of our current Patriarch, His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV, the Church of Antioch knew three patriarchs who took the name Ignatius.
Patriarch of Antioch, Gregory IV, the Blessed
Blessed Gregory IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East * Who is he? His name was originally Ghantus the Blacksmith. He is the son of George
Patriarchs from John V to Peter III
The Fatimids and the Church 843-1025 John V: (993-1022) Agapius intervened in politics, as we mentioned previously, and angered the philosophers, and he was forced to abdicate the Antiochian throne.
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: (Ignatius Theophorus, “the God-bearer”). He was a contemporary of Ignatius Evodius, and they may have shared the leadership of the Church of Antioch (Christians from
Ignatius of Antioch
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: (Ignatius Theophorus, “the God-bearer”). He was a contemporary of Ignatius Evodius, and they may have shared the leadership of the Church of Antioch (Christians from