Elias I of Antioch
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| Elias I | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 709 |
| Term ended | 723 |
| Predecessor | Julian II |
| Successor | Athanasius III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 641 |
| Died | 3 October 723 |
Elias I of Antioch (Syriac:Mor Elijah) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 709 until his death in 723.[1]
Biography
Elias was born in 641,[2] into a Greek Orthodox family but converted to Syriac Orthodoxy after reading the works of Severus of Antioch. He became a monk at the Monastery of Gubba Barraya, near Edessa and was later ordained as bishop of Apamea in 691. Elias became patriarch in 709, and he is known from the Chronicle of Michael the Syrian to have consecrated a church in Antioch in 721 and another in Sarmada in 722.[3]
References
| Preceded by | Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 709–723 |
Succeeded by Athanasius III |
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