Asclepiades of Antioch

Asclepiades of Antioch (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης, also: Aslipiades or Askelpiades - † c. 218) called the Confessor, was Patriarch of Antioch from 211 until his death.

He was given the title of martyr, due to the trials he endured during Roman persecution.

[1] Eusebius of Caesarea states that his term of office began in the first year of Roman emperor Caracalla's reign so that 212 is usually given as the year in which Asclepiades took office.

Harnack, referring to another source, suspects a somewhat earlier start.

A full-body relic of Asclepiades is kept in Austria, in the Church of the Redemeer, Vienna [de] His memorial day in the Roman Catholic Church is kept on 18 October.