The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Atticus of Synada
fl. c. AD 216 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Synada · Synada, Phrygia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Atticus of Synada was
The second of the two bishops cited as precedent for a layman preaching before a bishop: he permitted Theodorus, as Neon permitted Euelpis. The citation is the whole of his surviving record.
Named once in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Atticus active?
Atticus of Synada is dated fl. c. AD 216 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Atticus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Atticus?
Atticus of Synada is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Atticus from?
The archive associates Atticus of Synada with Synada, Phrygia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Atticus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Atticus of Synada to 2 other figures, including Neon of Laranda and Origen of Alexandria. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History VI.19.18
c. AD 325[Atticus at Synada permitted Theodorus to preach, as Neon at Laranda permitted Euelpis.]Eusebius of Caesarea · Ecclesiastical History VI.19.18 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
- AD 177 · Persecution at Lyon and Vienne, AD 177
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Atticus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.