Antipater of Bostra
bishop of Bostra (5th century)
Who they were
Antipater was Bishop of Bostra in Arabia in the fifth century and one of the leading Greek bishops of the East. He was a firm opponent of Origen's teaching, and little else is known of his life except that he was highly respected in his own day.
His long reply to the Apology for Origen by Pamphilus and Eusebius was so valued that in 540 it was ordered to be read in the churches of the East; only fragments of it survive, with pieces of a work against the Apollinarists and two complete homilies. The Seventh General Council (787) counted him among the authoritative Church writers. His memory is kept on 13 June.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe any miracles or a formal cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A fifth-century bishop and writer who defended the Church against Origenist errors.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Antipater of Bostra
- Wikidata Q2696411 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antipater of Bostra (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.