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|SaintName=Saint Lucian of Antioch
|SaintName=Saint Lucian of Antioch
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
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|FeastDay=January 07
|SaintBirthPlace=Samosata, Syria, Roman Empire (now Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey)
|SaintBirthPlace=Samosata, Syria, Roman Empire (now Samsat, Adıyaman Province, Turkey)
|SaintBirthCoordinates=37.6167, 38.6333
|SaintBirthCoordinates=37.6167, 38.6333
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|DeathPlace=Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire (now İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey)
|DeathPlace=Nicomedia, Bithynia, Roman Empire (now İzmit, Kocaeli Province, Turkey)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=40.7667, 29.9500
|SaintDeathCoordinates=40.7667, 29.9500
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|NotableLabel3=Early cult and veneration center
|NotableLabel3=Early cult and veneration center
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|AssociatedCountries=Turkey; Syria
|Beatifier=
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Patriarchate of Antioch]]
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|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=Early Church recognition (c. 4th century)
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|FeastDay=January 07
|Profession=Priest; theologian; martyr
|Profession=Priest; theologian; martyr
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian
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|PrimaryShrine=Church of Saint Lucian, İzmit, Turkey
|PrimaryShrine=Church of Saint Lucian, İzmit, Turkey
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Coptic Orthodox Church
|AssociatedCountries=Turkey; Syria
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Patriarchate of Antioch]]
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'''Saint Lucian of Antioch''' (c. 240 – January 7, 312), also known as Lucian the Martyr, was a 3rd-4th century Christian priest, theologian, and scriptural scholar in Antioch, venerated as a martyr for his orthodox faith during the Diocletianic Persecution and for revising the Greek Old Testament, influencing the Antiochene school of exegesis.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09409a.htm|title=St. Lucian of Antioch|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Samosata to Christian parents, historical accounts from Eusebius's ''Ecclesiastical History'' and Jerome's letters confirm his education in Edessa under Macarius, ordination in Antioch c. 270, and founding of a theological school emphasizing literal Scripture interpretation, teaching luminaries like Arius (later heretic) and Eusebius of Nicomedia.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_of_Antioch|title=Lucian of Antioch|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Accused of Arianism posthumously but defended as orthodox by John Chrysostom and Theodoret, Lucian's Lucianic recension of the Septuagint and Gospels became a textual tradition used by Lucianic manuscripts.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lucian-of-Antioch|title=Saint Lucian of Antioch|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref>
'''Saint Lucian of Antioch''' (c. 240 – January 7, 312), also known as Lucian the Martyr, was a 3rd-4th century Christian priest, theologian, and scriptural scholar in Antioch, venerated as a martyr for his orthodox faith during the Diocletianic Persecution and for revising the Greek Old Testament, influencing the Antiochene school of exegesis.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09409a.htm|title=St. Lucian of Antioch|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Samosata to Christian parents, historical accounts from Eusebius's ''Ecclesiastical History'' and Jerome's letters confirm his education in Edessa under Macarius, ordination in Antioch c. 270, and founding of a theological school emphasizing literal Scripture interpretation, teaching luminaries like Arius (later heretic) and Eusebius of Nicomedia.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_of_Antioch|title=Lucian of Antioch|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Accused of Arianism posthumously but defended as orthodox by John Chrysostom and Theodoret, Lucian's Lucianic recension of the Septuagint and Gospels became a textual tradition used by Lucianic manuscripts.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lucian-of-Antioch|title=Saint Lucian of Antioch|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref>