Flavian I of Antioch
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St. Flavian IofAntioch(Latin:Flavianus I,Greek:Φλαβιανός Α';c. 320– February 404) was abishoporPatriarch of Antiochfrom 381 until his death.
He was born about 320, most probably inAntioch.He inherited great wealth, but resolved to devote his riches and his talents to the service of the church. In association withDiodore,afterwardsbishop of Tarsus,he supported the orthodox Faith against theArianhereticLeontius,who had succeededEustathiusas Patriarch of Antioch. The two friends assembled their adherents outside the city walls for religious services (according toTheodoret,it was in these meetings that the practice ofantiphonal singingwas first introduced in the services of the church).[1]
WhenMeletiuswas appointed bishop of Antioch in 361 heordainedFlavian to thepriesthood,and on the death of Meletius in 381 Flavian was chosen to succeed him. Theschismbetween the two parties was, however, far from being healed. TheBishop of Romeand thePatriarch of Alexandriarefused to acknowledge Flavian, andPaulinus,who by the extreme Eustathians had been elected bishop in opposition to Meletius, continued to exercise authority over a portion of the church.[1]
On the death of Paulinus in about 383,Evagriuswas chosen as his successor. After the death of Evagrius, (c. 393) Flavian succeeded in preventing the election of a successor, though the Eustathians still continued to hold separate meetings. Through the intervention ofJohn Chrysostomsoon after his elevation to the patriarchate of Constantinople in 398, and the influence of the emperorTheodosius I,Flavian was acknowledged in 399 as the sole legitimate bishop of Antioch.[1][2]
Nevertheless, the Eustathian schism was not finally healed until 415 due to the reconciliation efforts ofAlexander(appointed bishop 412), successor toPorphyrios(also spelled Porphyrus).[3]Flavian is posthumously venerated in both the Western and Eastern churches as a Saint.[1]
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[edit]- ^abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Flavian I.".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 484.
- ^"Saint Flavian, Archbishop of Antioch".oca.org.
- ^Kelly, J, N, D (1995).Golden Mouth, The Story of John Chrysostom Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop.New York: Cornell University Press. pp. 286–287.ISBN978-0-8014-8573-2.
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