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'''John I of Antioch''' was [[bishop]] of [[Church of Antioch|Antioch]] A.D. [[429]]-[[441]] and led a group of moderate Eastern bishops during the [[Nestorianism|Nestorian]] controversy. He is sometimes confused with St. [[John Chrysostom]], who is occasionally also referred to as ''John of Antioch''.
John gave active support to his friend [[Nestorius]] in the latter's dispute with St. [[Cyril of Alexandria]]. In the year [[431]], he arrived too late for the opening meeting of the [[Third Ecumenical Council|Council of Ephesus]]. Cyril, suspecting John of using [[Fabian]] tactics to support Nestorius, decided not to wait and convened the council without John and his supporters, condemning Nestorius. When John reached Ephesus a few days after the council had begun, he convened a counter-council which condemned Cyril and vindicated Nestorius.
Two years later, in [[433]] John reconciled with Cyril based on the '''[[Formula of Reunion]]''', a theological formula devised as a compromise. In the process, John lost many of his own supporters within his patriarchate.
Some of his letters are extant.
== Source Sources ==
*''The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church'' (3rd ed.), p. 887
*McGuckin, John A. St. Cyril of Alexandria and the Christological Controversy. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2004. ISBN 0-88141-259-7
