Antiochus Bishop of Ptolemais in Palestine

Antiochus bishop of Ptolemais in Palestine, a Syrian by birth. At the beginning of the fifth century he went to Constantinople, where his eloquent preaching gained him the reputation of another Chrysostom. He died not later than 408. Besides many sermons, he left a large work "against Avarice," which is lost. — Theodoret, Dial. 2;

Phot. Cod. 288; Act. Concil. Ephes. 3, 118; Labbe, Catal. Codd. Vindobon. pt. 1, p. 116, No. 58.