Polychronius of Apamea

Polychronius was a younger brother of Theodore of Mopsuestia and bishop of Apamea in Syria in the 420s. He wrote commentaries on much of the Old Testament in the literal, historical manner of the Antiochene school; only excerpts survive, chiefly in catenae on Job, Daniel and Ezekiel. Mai published a large selection from his commentary on Daniel.

Dates

fl. ca. 400-430 (approximate)

See or city

Apamea in Syria Secunda

Region

Syria

Also known as

Polychronius, bishop of Apamea in Syria

Notes

Brother of Theodore of Mopsuestia and, like him, trained in the Antiochene school. Theodoret (Church History 5.40; Religious History 24) praises his ascetic life and names him as bishop of Apamea in 427. By 431 the see was held by another. His commentaries survive only in excerpts in catenae.

Works

• Commentary on Daniel (fragments)In Danielem (fragmenta) · ca. 400-430 · CPG number not yet checked