Stephen II of Antioch explained

Stephen
Patriarch Of:	Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Church:	Church of Antioch
See:	Antioch
Death Date:	479

Stephen II (died in 479) was a Patriarch of Antioch^[1] from 477 until his death.

Biography

It is unknown when Stephen was born. He became a Patriarch in 477, and he was a successor of John II Codonatus,^[2] who held the see only three months and was exiled. Stephen was killed in 479^{[3] [4]} and was succeeded by Calendion.

He is venerated as a martyr saint on April 25.^[5]

Sources

• Book: Meyendorff, John. John Meyendorff. 1989. Imperial unity and Christian divisions: The Church 450-680 A.D.. The Church in history. 2. Crestwood, NY. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. 9780881410563.

Notes and References

1. István Perczel, Réka Forrai, György Geréby (2005). The Eucharist in Theology and Philosophy: Issues of Doctrinal History in East and West from the Patristic Age to the Reformation. Leuven University Press.
2. A. Fortescue. The lesser eastern churches. p. 192.
3. Aloys Grillmeier, Pauline Allen (1986). Christ in Christian Tradition: From the Council of Chalcedon (451) to Gragory the Great (590-604). Westminster John Knox Press.
4. David A. Michelson (2014). The Practical Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug. p. 10.
5. Web site: Santo Stefano di Antiochia.