Photinus of Sirmium
Also: Photeinos
Born perhaps in Ancyra (now Ankara, Turkey); the year is not known. Died probably in 376; the place is not known.
A pupil of Marcellus of Ancyra and bishop of Sirmium, condemned for teaching that Christ began to be at his birth from Mary.
Wrote in Greek.
Places lived
- 343 to 351Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)bishopyears probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
Filed here, not written by Photinus of Sirmium
These texts are about this person, hold what this person said, or carry this name without good reason. Each page says which.
- Socrates on Photinus (Church History 2.29) about or from this personOne chapter of Socrates on how the synod of Sirmium in 351 removed Photinus from his see.318 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus: not recorded
- Place of birth not sure
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus: he grew up at Ancyra in Galatia; the birth place itself is not recorded; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/619103
- Died probable
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus; Jerome, Chronicle, year 376
- Place of death not known
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus: he died in Galatia; the town is not recorded
Region only: Galatia. - Sirmium, years probable
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus: bishop from about 343, removed by the synod of Sirmium in 351; he came back for a time under Julian (362)
- Sirmium, place sure
- Socrates, Church History 2.29; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinus; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/207447