St. Evodius, the Patriarch of Antioch +68

St. Evodius, the Patriarch of Antioch +68

Mor Evodius was a pagan who converted to Christianity due to the apostolic work of Saint Peter. According to the Book of Acts, the first communities to receive evangelism werer the Jews and pagans of Antioch. St. Evodius the successor of St. Peter, the Apostle, was one of the seventy disciples sent out by our Lord to preach. John Chrysostom counts Evodius contemporary with the Apostles and is also known as the first bishop of Antioch ordained by St. Peter. After the martyrdom of St. Peter at Rome in AD 67, Evodius became the Patriarch of the Holy See of Antioch. St. Evodius wrote several compositions. In one of them he writes that the Most Holy Virgin Mary gave birth to the Savior of the world. St. Evodius was the bishop of Antioch until AD 68, and he was martyred under Emperor Nero Biography Courtesy: "Martyrs, Saints, and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church"