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Evodius
early Christian bishop of Antioch
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
50
Died
69
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Evodius was the first Bishop of Antioch after St Peter, according to Eusebius, and was succeeded by St Ignatius.
A later tradition credits him with first using the name 'Christian'.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The first bishop of Antioch after St Peter.
Connected on this site
- Saint Peter Saint Teacher
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Evodius
- Wikidata Q709251 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Evodius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.