The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Cyrion of Philadelphia
fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Philadelphia · Subscriber at Nicaea · Philadelphia (Amman), Arabia
The Nicene Age
Who Cyrion of Philadelphia was
One of the bishops of the province of Arabia who subscribed the creed at Nicaea in 325. The Arabian delegation is small — a handful of sees along the desert frontier — and its subscriptions are the earliest firm evidence for an organised episcopate in the region. Philadelphia is the ancient name of Amman, not the Lydian city of the Apocalypse.
Named once, in the Nicene subscription lists under the province of Arabia; no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Cyrion active?
Cyrion of Philadelphia is dated fl. AD 325 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Cyrion in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Cyrion?
Cyrion of Philadelphia is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Subscriptions of the Council of Nicaea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Cyrion from?
The archive associates Cyrion of Philadelphia with Philadelphia (Amman), Arabia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Cyrion’s contemporaries?
The archive links Cyrion of Philadelphia to 2 other figures, including Beryllus of Bostra and Titus of Bostra. 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.
The subscription lists of the Council of Nicaea, under the province of Arabia
c. AD 325[Named among the bishops of Arabia in the Nicene subscription lists.]Subscriptions of the Council of Nicaea · Nicene subscription lists, Arabia · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Cyrion, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.
- 1Philadelphia
- 2Arabiaprovince only