Dionysius II of Antioch
Dionysius II | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 896/897 |
| Term ended | 908/909 |
| Predecessor | Theodosius Romanus |
| Successor | John V |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 April 908/909 |
Dionysius II (Syriac: ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ, Arabic: ديونيسيوس الثاني)[1] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 896/897 until his death in 908/909.
Biography
[edit]Dionysius studied and became a monk at the monastery of Beth Batin, near Harran in Upper Mesopotamia.[2] He was chosen to succeed Theodosius Romanus as patriarch of Antioch in an election by lot, and was consecrated on 23 April 896/897 (AG 1208)[nb 1] by archbishop Jacob of Emesa at the village of Ashit, near Sarug, according to the histories of Michael the Syrian and Bar Hebraeus.[5][6]
Soon after his ascension to the patriarchal office, Dionysius convened a synod at the monastery of Saint Shila, at which he issued twenty-five canons and was attended by thirty-five bishops.[2] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 18 April 908/909 (AG 1220) at the monastery of Beth Batin, where he was buried.[5][7] As patriarch, Dionysius ordained fifty bishops, as per Michael the Syrian's Chronicle,[6] whereas Bar Hebraeus in his Ecclesiastical History credits Dionysius with the ordination of fifty-one bishops.[5]
Episcopal succession
[edit]As patriarch, Dionysius ordained the following bishops:[6]
- Theodosius, archbishop of Edessa
- Iwannis, archbishop of Samosata
- Timothy, archbishop of Damascus
- John, bishop of Tribus
- Jacob, bishop of Irenopolis
- Ignatius, bishop of Qinnasrin
- John, bishop of Zuptara
- John, bishop of Harran
- Daniel, archbishop of Samosata
- Cyriacus, bishop of Baalbek
- Gabriel, archbishop of Cyrrhus
- Isaac, archbishop of Herat
- Philoxenus, archbishop
- Dioscorus, archbishop of Edessa
- Habib, bishop of Irenopolis
- Samuel, archbishop of Maipherqat
- Abraham, archbishop of Aphrah
- Isaac, bishop of Nisibis
- John, bishop of Tur Abdin
- Job, bishop of Callisura
- Theodosius, bishop of Reshʿayna
- Cyril, archbishop of Tarsus
- Theophilus, bishop of Zuptara
- Daniel, bishop of Armenia
- Gregory, archbishop of Raqqa
- Jacob, bishop of Abadqawau
- Abraham, bishop of Doula
- Cosmas, bishop of Hadath
- Peter, archbishop of Resafa
- Jacob, bishop of Tiberias
- Moses, bishop of Amid
- George, bishop of Hadath
- John, bishop of Marde
- Timothy, bishop of Circesium
- Anastasius, bishop of Abadqawan
- Athanasius, archbishop of Damascus
- Athanasius, archbishop of Tarsus
- Theodoretus, archbishop of Maipherqat
- Gabriel, archbishop of Apamea
- Isaac, bishop of Armenia
- Jacob, bishop of Doliche
- Elias, bishop of Melitene
- Ignatius, bishop of Irenopolis
- Iwannis, archbishop of Dara
- Ignatius, archbishop of Amid
- Isaac, bishop of Zeugma
- Timothy, bishop of Samosata
- Basil, bishop of Bithynia
- Timothy, archbishop of Edessa
- Joseph, bishop of Sarug
References
[edit]Notes
Citations
- ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Dionysios II". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Barsoum (2003), pp. 404–405.
- ^ Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
- ^ Wilmshurst (2019), p. 807.
- ^ a b c Mazzola (2018), p. 268.
- ^ a b c Chabot (1905), pp. 460–461.
- ^ Palmer (1990), p. 221.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
