MELETIUS, Bishop of Pontus, Saint. - He had no cult in antiquity; it was introduced into the Martyrology of Usuard, whose notice passed into the Roman Martyrology, where he is commemorated on December 4.

Little is known of his life, and what is known is reported by Eusebius of Caesarea, who knew him personally in Palestine. He was bishop of the churches of Pontus at the beginning of the 4th century, and during the persecution of Diocletian he took refuge in Palestine, where he remained for 7 years. A man of vast erudition, supremely eloquent and a profound reasoner, he aroused the admiration of anyone who approached him; equal to his erudition was the holiness of his life. He took part in the Council of Nicaea (325), where, despite the contrary assertion of Philostorgius, he was certainly among the defenders of the Catholic faith. St. Athanasius, in fact (PG 25, 557), and St. Basil (ibid. 32, 208) praise him as a champion of orthodox doctrine. The time of his death is unknown.

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BIBL.: Eusebius, Hist. ecc., VII, 32; Tillemont, VI, p. 64; Martyr. Romanum, p. 364.

Agostino Amore

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Meletius, Bishop of Pontus, Saint

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