Felix of Byzantium
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Felix was the bishop of Byzantium for five years (136
-141
AD). He succeeded Bishop Eleutherius
. He was in office during the rule of emperor
s Hadrian
and Antonius Pius. His successor was Polycarpus II
.
136
Year 136 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Civica...
-141
141
Year 141 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Stloga...
AD). He succeeded Bishop Eleutherius
Eleutherius of Byzantium
Eleutherius was the bishop of Byzantium for approximately seven years . He succeeded Bishop Diogenes. He was in office during the rule of Emperor Hadrian. His successor was Felix....
. He was in office during the rule of emperor
Emperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
s Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
and Antonius Pius. His successor was Polycarpus II
Polycarpus II of Byzantium
Polycarpus II was the bishop of Byzantium. According to ancient sources, he remained in office for seventeen years, but Church historian Nikiforos Kallistos mentions that Polycarpus II was the bishop of Byzantium for three years . He succeeded Bishop Felix. He was in office during the rule of...
.