Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died c. 180) was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and who held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Asia due to his personal influence and his literary works, most of which have been lost.

2022年11月3日 · Melito of Sardis (died c. 180 CE) was a bishop of Sardis in ancient Lydia in Asia Minor. Why is Melito of Sardis famous? Melito is best-known today for his "Apology for Christianity", a defense of Christianity sent to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius appealing for his intervention in ending Christian persecution.

Melito of Sardis (flourished 2nd century) was a Greek bishop of Sardis in Lydia (now in Turkey), whose rediscovered theological treatise on Easter, “The Lord’s Passion,” verifies his reputation as a notable early Christian spokesperson.

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Melito may have been the immediate successor of the "angel" (or "apostle") of the church of Sardis, to whom our Great High Priest addressed one of the apocalyptic messages. He was an "Apostolic Father" in point of fact; he very probably knew the blessed Polycarp and his …

Melito of Sardis was an influential figure within the early Christian Church and served as a bishop of Sardis during the 2nd century AD. He is well known for his apologetic writings in defense of Christianity and for his work on developing the canon of the Old Testament.

MELITO OF SARDIS ° (c. 120–185 c.e.), bishop of Sardis (Asia Minor), Christian author, and the earliest known pilgrim to the Holy Land. Scholars found his description of the crucifixion of Jesus "in the middle of the city [of Jerusalem]" confusing.

Little is known about the life of St. Melito of Sardis, a II Century exegete and apologist who served as bishop of Sardis near Lydia, Asia Minor (near modern Izmir, ancient Smyrna). Thought to have been a hermit and a eunuch, he travelled in Palestine, but the reasons for his journey and the details of his itinerary are lost.

Melito, Saint, Bishop of Sardis, prominent ecclesiastical writer in the latter half of the second century. Few details of his life are known.

2022年8月23日 · Eusebius tells us that Melito was a “bishop of the church of Sardis, and a man well known at that time.” [1] He lists him among Christian writers who flourished in those days and who passed on to new generations “the sound and …