Maximus of Antioch

Maximus I of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
Installed182
Term ended191
PredecessorTheophilus of Antioch
SuccessorSerapion of Antioch

Maximus I of Antioch was Patriarch of Antioch between 182 and 191. He is considered the eighth patriarch of Antioch, being the successor of Theophilus and predecessor of Serapion.[1][2] According to Saint Jerome in De Viris Illustribus ("Concerning Illustrious Men"), Maximus I wrote about the origin of evil and the creation of matter.[3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Patriarchs of Antioch: Chronological List
  2. ^ Patriarchs of the Apostolic See of Antioch
  3. ^ De Viris Illustribus - Maximus
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