SPEAR Factoids about Philoxenos of Mabbug — ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ

“Metropolitan bp. of Mabbug (modern Membij/ancient Hierapolis) (485-519), ascetic theologian, christological polemicist, and sponsor of the Philoxenian NT.” 1

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Philoxenus, the Bishop of Hierapolis See factoid page

The God-loving Bishop of the City of the Hierapolitans See factoid page

Axenāiā See factoid page

Xenaias See factoid page

The saintly metropolitan the lord Philoxenus See factoid page

Sex:

Philoxenus was male. See factoid page

Xenaias was male. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Philoxenus was a metropolitan bishop. See factoid page

Philoxenus was Bishop of Hierapolis. See factoid page

Philoxenos was Bishop of Mabbug . See factoid page

Relationships

Severus of Antioch and Philoxenos of Mabbug had a professional relationship. See factoid page

Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Philoxenos of Mabbug. See factoid page

Justin I, Severus of Antioch and Philoxenos of Mabbug had a professional relationship. See factoid page

Events

Severus wrote a letter to Philoxenus on the interpretation of 1 Corinthians 3.10. See factoid page

Sometime between 513 and 518 , Severus sent a letter to Philoxenus of Mabbug detailing his request to Philoxenus , of Doliche that Romulus , be granted permission to conduct prayers in Antioch . See factoid page

Non-Chalcedonians in Isauria opposed Philoxenus because he held that the Henotikon was sufficient for communion between Christians. See factoid page

In 518/19 A. Gr. 830 Justin deposed Severus and Philoxenos for refusing to accept the Council of Chalcedon . See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for Philoxenos of Mabbug — ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/44.html, 2025-07-01.