Porphyrus of Antioch

Anti-Johnite Bishop of Antioch
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IntroAnti-Johnite Bishop of Antioch
Bishop
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Death1 January 412
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Biography

Porphyrus of Antioch was a Patriarch of Antioch. He succeeded Flavian I in 404 and died in 412 to be replaced by Patriarch Alexander.
In the aftermath of John Chrysostom's deposal by the Synod of the Oak and a subsequent Synod in 404, John's opponents Severian, Akakios and Antiochos sought to place priests opposed to John into positions of influence. When Flavian I died shortly after the exile of John they pushed through a rapid election & consecration of Porphyrus while many residents were at the Olympic games customarily held in July or August. The populace was offended that Constantios, Flavian's adjunct and a supporter of John's, was not installed.

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