Saint Philogonius of Antioch

Also known as

• Filogonius

Memorial

• 20 December

Profile

Married. Lawyer. Widower. Patriarch of Antioch in 319. One of the first to oppose Arianism. Saint John Chrysostom preached a beautiful eulogy on Philogonius.

Died

• 324 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• lawyers

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Philogonius of Antioch“. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 December 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <>