Paulinus II was a

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to the

See of Antioch Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). As the traditional "overseer" (ἐπίσκοπος, ''episkopos'', from which the word ''bishop'' is derived) of the first gentile Christian c ...

from 362 to 388. Edmund Venables, " Paulinus, bp. Eustathian party at Antioch," ''

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''. He was supported by members of the Eustathian party, and was a rival to

Meletius of Antioch Saint Meletius (Greek: Μελέτιος, ''Meletios'') was a Christian bishop of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. He was opposed by a rival bishop named Paulinus and his episcopate was dominated by the schism, usually called the Meletian ...

. The Eustathians objected to Meletius having been consecrated by

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, and had begun to meet separately. Lucifer of Calaris ordained Paulinus as bishop, thus effecting a

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in the church. Paulinus was "highly esteemed for piety." He was acknowledged as bishop by

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

, whom he ordained as priest, and by

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. Paulinus died in 388. His followers were called "Paulinians."

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