Philogonius
Life and witness
At Antioch, the birth-day of St. Philogonius, bishop, who of an advocate being called by God to govern that Church, did, together with St. Alexander, bishop, and their companions, first enter into combat for the Catholic faith against Arius,and renowned for miracles, reposed in our Lord whose yearly festivity: St. John Chrysostom did use to celebrate, with an excellent sermon in praise of his virtues.
Biographical overview
Philogonius (or Filogonius, Philogonus, Philogonios, Greek: Φιλογόνιος; died 322) was a lawyer and an early Bishop of Antioch who came to be considered a saint. He opposed Arianism when that heresy emerged in Alexandria, Egypt. His feast day is 20 December.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
Antiochiae natalis sancti Philogonii Episcopi, qui, Dei nutu ex causidico ad eam Ecclesiam regendam accersitus, adversus Arium, una cum sancto Alexandro Episcopo et Sociis, primum pro fide catholica certamen iniit, clarusque meritis quievit in Domino; cujus annuam festivitatem sanctus Joannes Chrysostomus praeclaro encomio celebravit.