Saints who resisted heresy
St Meletius of Antioch
Thrice exiled by the Arians; opened the Second Ecumenical Council and died presiding over it.
- Period
- †381
- Witness
- Archbishop of Antioch
- Controversy
- Arianism and the Trinity
Witness under persecution
What this saint faced
The teaching resisted
Arian and related Trinitarian controversies.
How the saint stood firm
Defended Nicene teaching and continued the pastoral leadership of Antioch despite repeated removals.
Persecution and suffering
Deposition and three periods of exile; mutilation is not documented here.
Repeated removals in the 4th century; no source-supported exact cumulative duration.
Chronology of the confession
- 4th centuryThree exiles
Driven from his episcopal see three times as the doctrinal conflict continued.
- 381Council
Opened the Second Ecumenical Council and died during its proceedings.
Sources for this account
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