Ignatius Saba I

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Ignatius Saba of Salah
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Tur Abdin
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
Installed1364
Term ended1389
PredecessorOffice created
Successor
Personal details
Died1389

Ignatius Saba I (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܣܒܐ),[1] also known as Ignatius Sobo of Salah or Ignatius Sobo Ṣalḥoyo,[2] was the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Tur Abdin from 1364 until his death in 1389.

Biography[]

Butrus (Peter) Saba was the son of the priest Abu al-Hasan, son of Saliba, son of the priest Behnam of the village of .[3] He was the nephew of the bishops Basil Barsoum and Aziz, archbishop of Salah.[4] Saba was consecrated as archbishop of Salah by the Patriarch Ignatius Ismail of Mardin in 1354, upon which he assumed the name Basil.[5]

In 1364, Ismail heard criticism of Saba from a monk named George, and promptly excommunicated Saba without investigation.[4] Saba attempted to speak with Ismail at the patriarchal residence at the monastery of Saint Ananias, but was rebuked and refused entry.[6] After having waited at the gate of the monastery for three days, he left and rallied support for his cause by writing letters to the bishops of Tur Abdin.[4] Saba returned to the patriarchal residence, accompanied by a number of notables and clergymen, including the bishops Yuhanna Yeshu of Qartmin and Philoxenus of ,[4] but he was again refused entry and waited outside the monastery for four days.[6]

Saba's supporters resented Ismail's inaction and proclaimed him as patriarch at his residence at the monastery of Saint Jacob at Salah, in opposition to Ismail's patriarchate of Mardin.[6] He received a decree from al-Malik al-Adil Fakhr al-Din Sulayman I al-Ayyubi, Melik of Hasankeyf, thereby confirming his patriarchate within his domain, and Saba was consecrated as Patriarch of Tur Abdin and Hasankeyf on the Feast of the Transfiguration on 6 August in the same year, upon which he assumed the name Ignatius.[4] Saba's ascension as patriarch of Tur Abdin has been noted to reflect the political division between the Artuqid emirate of Mardin and Ayyubid emirate of Hasankeyf.[7] He served as patriarch of Tur Abdin until his death in 1389, and he was buried at the monastery of Saint Jacob at Salah.[8]

Episcopal succession[]

As patriarch, Saba ordained the following bishops:[8][9]

  1. Malke, archbishop of Midyat, he was killed in 1393 amidst Timur's invasion.
  2. Yuhanna Tuma of , bishop of Qartmin before 1371–1394.
  3. Philoxenus Yeshu of Beth Kustan, bishop of the Monastery of the Cross and Hah in 1368–1410.

References[]

  1. ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Ignatius Sobo". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
  3. ^ Barsoum (2008), pp. 46, 95.
  4. ^ a b c d e Barsoum (2008), p. 95.
  5. ^ Barsoum (2008), pp. 95, 123.
  6. ^ a b c Kiraz (2011), p. 381–382.
  7. ^ Carlson (2019), p. 720.
  8. ^ a b Dolabani (1991).
  9. ^ Barsoum (2008), pp. 46–47.

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