Ignatius II
Ignatius II | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 878 |
| Term ended | 883 |
| Predecessor | John IV |
| Successor | Theodosius Romanus |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 883 |
Ignatius II[nb 1] (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ, Arabic: اغناطيوس الثاني)[3] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 878 until his death in 883.
Biography[edit]
Ignatius was born in the 9th century and became a monk at the monastery of Harbaz.[4] He was chosen to succeed John IV as patriarch of Antioch and was consecrated on 5 June 878 (AG 1189) by Timothy of Samosata at a synod at the monastery of Saint Zacchaeus at Raqqa, which was attended by four bishops.[5] Upon his consecration, Ignatius issued twelve canons.[4]
He soon came into conflict with Sergius, archbishop of Tikrit and ex officio Grand Metropolitan of the East, the highest-ranking prelate amongst the eastern bishops (bishops of the former Sasanian Empire).[6] Sergius had lost the recognition of the eastern bishops after he had allocated dioceses to Elisha' and Bar Hadh Bshabba, who had been excommunicated by both Patriarch John IV and Basil II Lazarus, Sergius' predecessor as archbishop of Tikrit and Grand Metropolitan of the East.[7] He was thus not invited to attend Ignatius' consecration, to which he responded by withholding his recognition of Ignatius and refused to have his name proclaimed in the east.[6]
The dispute between Ignatius and Sergius was eventually resolved after they were imprisoned and fined 2000 dinars.[6] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 26 March 883 (AG 1194) at Meriba, where he was buried.[8]
Episcopal succession[edit]
As patriarch, Ignatius ordained the following bishops:[9]
- Severus, bishop of Res-Kepha
- Abraham, archbishop of Anazarbus
- Sergius, archbishop of Cyrrhus
- Cyriacus, archbishop of Edessa
- Abraham, bishop of Aleppo
- John, bishop of Germanicia
- Michael, bishop of Samosata
- John, archbishop of Amida
- Abraham, bishop of Circesium
- Elias, bishop of Hadath
- Simeon, bishop of Zuptara
- Cyril, bishop of Maipherqat
- Gabriel, bishop of Sarug
- Jacob, bishop of Baalbek
- Cyriacus, archbishop of Anazarbus
- Constantine, bishop of Harran
- Aaron, archbishop of Maipherqat
- Gabriel, bishop of Arabia
- Matthew, archbishop of Dara
- Iwannis, bishop of Abadqawan
- Severus, archbishop of Segestan
- Severus, archbishop of Raqqa
- Theodosius, bishop of Doula
- John, archbishop of Mabbogh
- John, bishop of Doliche
- Severus, archbishop of Jerusalem
References[edit]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
- ^ Wilmshurst (2019), p. 807.
- ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Ignatius II". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Barsoum (2003), p. 395.
- ^ Mazzola (2018), pp. 267, 372.
- ^ a b c Mazzola (2018), p. 372.
- ^ Ignatius Jacob III (2008), p. 60.
- ^ Mazzola (2018), p. 267.
- ^ Chabot (1905), pp. 458–459.
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.
- Ignatius Jacob III (2008). History of the Monastery of Saint Matthew in Mosul. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- 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.
- Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians". In Daniel King (ed.). The Syriac World. Routledge. pp. 806–813.
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