Calendion (also, Calandion or Callandion) was the Patriarch of Antioch between 479 and 485.

Biography

Calendion supported the results of the Council of Chalcedon, but refused to accept the

Henotikon The ''Henotikon'' ( or in English; Greek ''henōtikón'' "act of union") was a christological document issued by Byzantine emperor Zeno in 482, in an unsuccessful attempt to reconcile the differences between the supporters of the Council of Chalc ...

of 482, through which the Byzantine Emperor, Zeno, attempted to reconcile the pro- and anti-

Chalcedonian Chalcedonian Christianity is the branch of Christianity that accepts and upholds theological and ecclesiological resolutions of the Council of Chalcedon, the Fourth Ecumenical Council, held in 451. Chalcedonian Christianity accepts the Christolo ...

sides. This was because Calendion regarded it as a covert attempt to overturn the council's holdings. Calendion supported the rebellion of

Illus Flavius Illus ( grc-gre, Ἴλλους or Ἰλλοῦς; died 488) was a Roman general, who played an important role in the reigns of the eastern emperors Zeno and Basiliscus. Illus supported the revolt of Basiliscus against Zeno, then switched ...

in 484, and as a result was deposed and banished by Zeno shortly thereafter, being replaced as Patriarch by Peter II.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calendion Patriarchs of Antioch 5th-century Byzantine bishops 5th-century archbishops Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown