Euphrasius of Antioch

Euphrasius of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Church	Chalcedonian Christianity
See	Antioch
Installed	521
Term ended	May 526
Predecessor	Paul the Jew
Successor	Ephraim of Antioch
Personal details
Died	May 526 Antioch

Euphrasius of Antioch was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 521 to 526. He was elected after Paul the Jew abdicated and was milder than his predecessor in his persecution of the Oriental Orthodox of his diocese. ^[1] According to Evagrius Scholasticus, Euphrasius was from Jerusalem. ^[2]

He died following the massive earthquake in May 526. ^[3] According to the Zuqnin Chronicle, as the Domus Aurea burned following the earthquake, Euphrasius died after falling into a cauldron of boiling pitch being used by wineskin makers, with only his head remaining unburnt. ^[4] Another account is that he was crushed under the obelisk of the circus. ^[5]

References

1. Aloys Grillmeier, Pauline Allen, John Cawte (1986). Westminster John Knox Press (ed.). Christ in Christian Tradition: From Chalcedon to Justinian I. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 328. ISBN   978-0-664-22160-7 . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
2. Evagrius Scholasticus. "4. The Deposition of Severus, bishop of Antioch. Succession of Paul and Ephrasius.". Ecclesiastical History. Vol. IV.
3. Evagrius Scholasticus. "5. Fires and earthquakes at Antioch. Death of Euphrasius.". Ecclesiastical History. Vol. IV.
4. Witakowski, W. (1996). Chronicle: known also as the Chronicle of Zuqnin, Part 3. Translated texts for historians. Vol. 22. Liverpool University Press. pp. 46–47. ISBN   978-0-85323-760-0.
5. Fabio Guidetti (2010). Björn Forsén (ed.). "Urban Continuity and Change in Late Roman Antioch". Acta Byzantina Fennica. New Series. III: 94n34.

Preceded by Paul the Jew

Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 521–526

Succeeded by Ephraim of Antioch