Philogonius

Saint

Philogonius of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
DioceseAntioch
In office318 – 322
PredecessorVitalius I of Antioch
SuccessorEustathius of Antioch
Personal details
Died322
Antioch
Sainthood
Feast day20 December

Philogonius (or Filogonius, Philogonus, Philogonios, Greek: Φιλογόνιος; died 322) was a lawyer and an early Bishop of Antioch who came to be considered a saint. He opposed Arianism when that heresy emerged in Alexandria, Egypt. His feast day is 20 December.