Melito of Sardis

Melito was bishop of Sardis in the second half of the second century. He is known for his Easter homily, On Pascha, and for an apology to the emperor; his other works survive only in fragments.

Dates

d. ca. 180 (approximate)

See or city

Sardis

Region

Lydia (Asia Minor)

Notes

Polycrates of Ephesus (in Eusebius, Church History 5.24) names him among the great lights of Asia. Eusebius lists his many works, of which only fragments and On Pascha survive.

Works

• On PaschaDe Pascha · ca. 160-180 · CPG 1092 (not yet checked) · text not on this site
• Fragments (not preserved in Eusebius)Fragmenta · ca. 160-180 · CPG number not yet checked