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Evodius
Sign in to saveEvodius (, Euōdias; ) was an early Christian identified by some Christian writings as the first bishop of Antioch. In some traditions, he is seen as succeeding Peter. He is regarded as one of the first identifiable post-apostolic Christians and is venerated as a saint.
Key facts
- Christian leader.honorific prefix
- Saint
- Christian leader.name
- Evodius
- Christian leader.title
- Bishop of Antioch
- Christian leader.image
- Italian School, Saint Evodius of Antioch, 17th Century.png
- Christian leader.imagesize
- 220px
- Christian leader.diocese
- Antioch
- Christian leader.see
- Antioch
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Peter I
- Christian leader.successor
- Ignatius of Antioch
- Christian leader.death_date
- (traditional)
- Christian leader.death_place
- Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire
- Christian leader.feast_day
- 6 May (Catholic Church)7 September (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian leader.attributes
- Bishop
- Christian leader.venerated
- Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchOriental OrthodoxyAssyrian Church of the EastAncient Church of the East
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- Biography
- Pseudo-Evodius
- Notes and references
Evodius (, Euōdias; ) was an early Christian identified by some Christian writings as the first bishop of Antioch. In some traditions, he is seen as succeeding Peter. He is regarded as one of the first identifiable post-apostolic Christians and is venerated as a saint.
== Biography == Little is known of the life of Evodius. In the first century (1–100 AD), Antioch was an opulent and cosmopolitan city, the former capital of the Seleucid Empire that had maintained its status as a trade center in the era of Roman Syria. It seems to have had a strong community of Hellenistic Jews, who spoke Greek and were among the earliest audience that Jewish Christians sought to spread their message to. However, no writings attributed to Evodius are extant; if he wrote anything, it was lost and not preserved.