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Antioch, The Church of (Antiocheia, Antiochia) I. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE CITY Of the vast empire conquered by Alexander the Great many states were formed, one of which comprised Syria and other countries to the east and west of it. This realm fell to the lot of one of the conqueror’s generals, Seleucus Nicator, … Continue reading “Antioch, The Church of”

Antioch, Syria Ancient Greek capital on the Orontes river in Asia Minor, at the junction of the Lebanon and Taurus ranges, founded 300 B.C. ; next to Rome and Alexandria the greatest city of the Roman Empire. Here Christianity received its name (Acts 11). Its first community was founded by Christianized Jews, driven from Jerusalem … Continue reading “Antioch, Syria”

Antioch, School of Designation given to the Fathers of Antioch, who insisted more on the so-called grammatico-historical sense of the Holy Scripture than its moral and allegorical meaning. They steered a course between Origen and Theodore, avoiding the excesses of both, and thus laying the foundation of the principles of interpretation which Catholic exegetes follow. … Continue reading “Antioch, School Of”

Antioch, Pisidia City, situated in Asia Minor, on the south slope of the mountains that separated Phrygia from Pisidia, two miles east of the ruins of Yalo-bach. Acts, 13, gives a lengthy account of Paul’s stay here, and shows the influence of his and Barnabas’s work. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Antioch, Patriarchate Of Tradition reports that St. Peter was the first bishop of Antioch, but there is no historical proof of it. It is certain, however, that the Church of Antioch stood prominent in the early ages of the Church, and its see was held by Ignatius and other eminent men. Its bishops, ranked in … Continue reading “Antioch, Patriarchate Of”

Antioch of Pisidia anti-ok, pi-sidi-a ( , Antiocheia pros Pisida, or , Antiochea he Pisida = Pisidian). 1. History (1) Antioch of Pisidia was so called to distinguish it from the many other cities of the same name founded by Seleucus Nicator (301-280 bc) and called after his father Antiochus. It was situated in a … Continue reading “Antioch of Pisidia”

Antioch, Maximilian of, Saint Martyr, died Antioch, c.353. He was a soldier of the Herculean cohort, and was martyred for refusing to remove the monogram of Christ from the standard, as had been ordered by Julian the Apostate. Feast , 21 August . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Antioch In Syria The great interest attaching to this. place as the seat of the mother Church of the Gentile world, justifies us in a few additional particulars respecting its modern condition. The city is now accessible only on horseback, by way of Aleppo. It is thought to contain about six thousand inhabitants, including a … Continue reading “Antioch in Syria”

Antioch in Pisidia Among the present ruins of this once important city are a large building, probably a church, of prodigious stones, of which the ground plan and the circular end for the bema still remain. There are also the ruins of a wall, of a temple of Dionysus, and of a small temple. ‘ … Continue reading “Antioch in Pisidia”

Antioch, Ignatius of, Saint Martyr , Bishop of Antioch, born Syria, c.50; died Rome, Italy , 107. He was known also as Theophoros, “God-Bearer,” and from that, was said to have been the infant whom Christ took up in His arms (Mark 9). Saint Peter appointed Ignatius Bishop of Antioch, and he vigilantly protected his … Continue reading “Antioch, Ignatius of, Saint”