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- ↑ "Patriarchs of Antioch". July 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-31.
- ↑ "Chronological List of the Patriarchs of Antioch". January 4, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04.
- ↑ "CHURCH FATHERS: Church History, Book VI (Eusebius)". www.newadvent.org.
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