The Apologists · AD 130–180
Eros of Antioch
d. c. 169 · Bishop of Antioch · Antioch
The Apologists
Who Eros of Antioch was
Sixth bishop of Antioch, immediately before Theophilus, whose apologetic writings would lift the see back into the record. Eros himself survives only as a name in the list — the quiet interval before Antioch again spoke.
Also listed in the bishops of Antioch.
Common questions
When did Eros die?
Eros of Antioch is dated d. c. 169 in the archive, which places Eros in the Apologists (AD 130–180). 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 Eros?
Eros of Antioch is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome of Stridon. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Eros from?
The archive associates Eros of Antioch with Antioch.
Who were Eros’ contemporaries?
The archive links Eros of Antioch to 2 other figures, including Cornelius of Antioch and Theophilus of Antioch. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.20
c. AD 325…and Theophilus, who was the sixth from the apostles, succeeded Eros in the church of Antioch.Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.20 · source text
Chronicle of Jerome (the Antiochene succession)
c. AD 380Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Eros.