John Chrysostom

"And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch." Verily this is the reason why it was there they were appointed to be called Christians, because Paul there spent so long time! "And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the Church, and taught much people. And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch." No small matter of praise to that city! …

Homily on Acts 25 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

"For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great number of people." It is no small praise for the city that it, before all others, enjoyed his mouth for such a period of time. "The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch." And this speaks of the success of Paul's preaching, when he raised Christianity here to such a height that it was possible to give Christians this name as a kind of distinguishing mark. …

Commentary on Acts ↗

Ignatius of Antioch

Let us not, therefore, be insensible to His kindness. For were He to reward us according to our works, we should cease to be. For "if Thou, Lord, shalt mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?" Let us therefore prove ourselves worthy of that name which we have received. …

Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians ↗