Jump to content

Dionysius II of Antioch

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dionysius II
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed896/897
Term ended908/909
PredecessorTheodosius Romanus
SuccessorJohn V
Personal details
Died18 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]

References

[edit]

Notes

  1. ^ Dionysius' ascension is placed either in 896,[2][3] or 897.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Dionysios II". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Barsoum (2003), pp. 404–405.
  3. ^ Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
  4. ^ Wilmshurst (2019), p. 807.
  5. ^ a b c Mazzola (2018), p. 268.
  6. ^ a b c Chabot (1905), pp. 460–461.
  7. ^ Palmer (1990), p. 221.

Bibliography

[edit]
Preceded by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
896/897–908/909
Succeeded by