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The Fathers

Macarius Magnes

End of 4th century

Who he was

  • He was an apologist.
  • Photius informs us that at the Synod of Oak Macarius of Magnesia, stood forth as the accuser of Heraclides whom St. Chrysostom had ordained bishop of Ephesus.

What he wrote

  • Apocriticus: An apology for the faith in 5 books; and containing dialogue between himself and a pagan philosopher, perhaps Porphyry.

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