Athanasius IV Salhoyo
Athanasius IV Salhoyo | |
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
See | Antioch |
Installed | 986/987 |
Term ended | 1002/1003 |
Predecessor | |
Successor | John VIII bar Abdoun |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Lazarus |
Died | 1002/1003 |
Athanasius IV Salhoyo[nb 1] (Syriac: ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ, Arabic: اثناسيوس الرابع)[3] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986/987 until his death in 1002/1003.
Biography[]
Lazarus studied and became a monk at the monastery of Saint Aaron, in the vicinity of Callisura, a town near Melitene.[4] Lazarus' sobriquet "Salhoyo" is interpreted by Aphrem Barsoum to reflect his origins in the town of Ṣalāḥiyya, east of Yarpuz, as opposed to the village of in Tur Abdin.[5] He was chosen to succeed as patriarch of Antioch and was consecrated on 21 October 986/987 (AG 1298) by Lazarus, archbishop of Anazarbus, at the village of Qattina in the province of Homs, upon which he assumed the name Athanasius.[nb 2][8]
The monastery of Barid, the residence of Athanasius' predecessor John and located near Melitene, was renovated by Athanasius and became the latter's residence also.[9] According to the histories of Michael the Syrian and Bar Hebraeus, Athanasius was praised for his piety by , the Chalcedonian (later termed Greek Orthodox) Patriarch of Antioch, in spite of their religious differences, who subsequently put an end to the persecution of non-Chalcedonians.[8][10] The monk Gabriel is attested as syncellus (secretary) to Athanasius from 994 to 999.[11] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death in 1002/1003 (AG 1314) at the monastery of Saint Barsoum, where he was buried on the north side of the sanctuary.[12] As patriarch, Athanasius ordained thirty-nine bishops, as per Michael the Syrian's Chronicle,[12] whereas Bar Hebraeus in his Ecclesiastical History credits Athanasius with the ordination of thirty-eight bishops.[10]
Works[]
In 1000, Athanasius compiled lectionaries from both the Old and New Testaments that were then recorded by his pupil the monk Romanus (Brit. Mus. MS. 258).[13]
Episcopal succession[]
As patriarch, Athanasius ordained the following bishops:[12]
- Paul, archbishop of Tarsus
- Andreas, archbishop of Cyrrhus
- John, bishop of Arsamosata
- Isaac, bishop of Callisura
- Peter, bishop of Sarug
- Iwannis, bishop of Mardin, Reshʿayna, and
- Philoxenus, archbishop of Dara
- Christodulus, bishop of Baalbek
- Cyril, bishop of Armenia
- Moses, bishop of Samosata
- Basil, archbishop of Balesh
- Timothy, archbishop of Mabbogh
- Iwannis, archbishop of Herat
- Gregory, bishop of Birtha
- Moses, archbishop of Raqqa
- Philoxenus, bishop of Tella Qastra
- Ignatius, archbishop of Tikrit
- Basil, bishop of 'Arqa
- John, bishop of Zeugma
- Ignatius, archbishop of Edessa
- Dioscorus, archbishop of Emesa
- Joseph, bishop of Tur Abdin
- Thomas, archbishop of Anazarbus
- Dionysius, bishop of Claudia
- Timothy, bishop of Aphrah
- John, bishop of Tur Abdin
- Gabriel, bishop of Aleppo
- Theodosius, archbishop of Maipherqat
- Iwannis, bishop of Arsamosata
- Philoxenus, archbishop of Mabbogh and Gisra
- Jacob, bishop of Baalbek
- Daniel, bishop of Armenia
- Thomas, archbishop of Tiberias
- Peter, bishop of Arabissus
- Abraham, bishop of Zeugma
- John, bishop of Doliche
- Elias, bishop of Simandu
- Ignatius, bishop of Arzen
- Iwannis, archbishop of Melitene
References[]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wilmshurst (2019), p. 807.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
- ^ James E. Walters (9 December 2016). "Athanasius V Lazarus Salhoyo". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 557, 560.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 558–559.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 412.
- ^ Palmer (1990), p. 263.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Moosa (2014), pp. 591–592.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 561.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mazzola (2018), p. 271.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 541.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Chabot (1905), pp. 467–468.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 541.
Bibliography[]
- Barsoum, Ephrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Burleson, Samuel; Van Rompay, Lucas (2011). "List of Patriarchs: II. The Syriac Orthodox Church and its Uniate continuations". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Chabot, Jean-Baptiste, ed. (1905). Chronique de Michel le Syrien (in French). Vol. III. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
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has extra text (help) - Mazzola, Marianna, ed. (2018). Bar ‘Ebroyo’s Ecclesiastical History : writing Church History in the 13th century Middle East. PSL Research University. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- Moosa, Matti, ed. (2014). The Syriac Chronicle of Michael Rabo (the Great): A Universal History from the Creation. Beth Antioch Press. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur Abdin. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians". In Daniel King (ed.). The Syriac World. Routledge. pp. 806–813.
- 1000s deaths
- Syriac Patriarchs of Antioch from 512 to 1783
- 10th-century births
- 10th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops
- 11th-century Oriental Orthodox archbishops
- 10th-century Byzantine bishops
- 11th-century Byzantine bishops
- 11th-century Byzantine writers