Person
Paul of Samosata
bishop of Antioch about 260, deposed about 268
Bishop of Antioch
Attested. The deposition is historical. The doctrinal summary is the winners' version.
Paul was a powerful bishop who also held a civic post. Synods deposed him for a teaching that, in hostile reports, made the Word less than a distinct divine person and treated Jesus's union with God as moral rather than essential. His own books are lost.
Places
Councils
- Antioch synods (about 264–268)
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
No edition in the preview catalog is linked.