Evodius
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Evodius or Euodias (died c. 69) was an
bishop of Antioch, succeeding Peter. He is regarded as one of the first identifiable Christians, and is venerated as a saint
.
Biography
Little is known of the life of Evodius. At the time, Antioch was an opulent and cosmopolitan city where both Hellenized Jews and pagans were influenced by monotheism. Peter became the
bishop of Antioch
and led the church there.
Evodius was one of the 72 disciples of Christ.[1] He eventually succeeded Peter as bishop of Antioch when Peter left for Rome.[2]
Evodius was
feast day
is 6 May in the Catholic Church and 7 September in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
It has been claimed that in one of his many writings, Evodius asserts that the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ, the Saviour, when she was fifteen. However, no known writings of Evodius survive today.
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Of the Church of Antioch before 518 | |
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| Eustathian group |
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| Apollonarist group |
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