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The Patriarchate of Antioch is one of three Petrine Sees of the Christian Church as affirmed by the Council of Nicaea, alongside the Patriarch of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Rome. He is the Bishop of Antioch, and considered as Primus Inter Pares or First Among the Equals/Bishops of the Diocese of the East.
The crusaders allowed the patriarch to go to the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Mother of God in Antioch, but was forbidden from leaving the city until a solution to the conflict had been found. Athanasius bribed Roger of Salerno , regent of the Principality of Antioch, to allow him to leave the city and travel to the Monastery of Qanqart ...
In the 12th century, several Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs visited Antioch and some established temporary residences. [75] In the 13th century, the Syriac Orthodox hierarchy in Antioch was prepared to accept Latin supervision. [76] In Adana, an anonymous 1137 report speaks of the entire population consisting of Syriac Orthodox. [74]
The Patriarch of Antioch is a traditional title held by the bishop of Antioch (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). As the traditional "overseer" (ἐπίσκοπος, episkopos, from which the word bishop is derived) of the first gentile Christian community, the position has been of prime importance in Pauline Christianity from its earliest period.
Severus the Great of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; Syriac: ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), [3] also known as Severus of Gaza [4] or the Crown of Syrians [5] (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ, romanized: Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السوريان, romanized: Taj al-Suriyan), was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 512 until his death in 538.
Athanasius VII bar Qatra was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1139 until his death in 1166. Biography. In 1139, a synod of twelve bishops elected and ordained Deacon Yeshu bar Qatra as patriarch in the city of Amid, facing
Qal’at Mara, Diyarbekir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire. Died. 30 August 1915 (aged 61) Monastery of Mor Hananyo, Diyarbekir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire. Residence. Monastery of Mor Hananyo. Ignatius Abded Mshiho II (17 January 1854 – 30 August 1915) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1895 until his deposition in ...
As the number of people professing the Syriac Orthodox faith and their spiritual needs increased, The Delegates’ Meeting held in 1992 in New York City, presided over by the Archbishop Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel, decided to request The Patriarch of Antioch and All The East for a Metropolitan from Malankara to assist Mor Athanasius in ...