Athanasius IV Salhoyo

Athanasius IV Salhoyo
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed986/987
Term ended1002/1003
PredecessorJohn VII Sarigta
SuccessorJohn VIII bar Abdoun
Personal details
Born
Lazarus
Died1002/1003

Athanasius IV Salhoyo (Syriac: ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ, Arabic: اثناسيوس الرابع)[1] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 986/987 until his death in 1002/1003.[nb 1]

Biography

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Lazarus studied and became a monk at the monastery of Saint Aaron, in the vicinity of Callisura, a town near Melitene.[4] Lazarus' sobriquet "Salhoyo" is interpreted by Aphrem Barsoum to reflect his origins in the town of Ṣalāḥiyya, east of Yarpuz, as opposed to the village of Ṣalaḥ in Tur Abdin.[5] He was chosen to succeed John VII Sarigta as patriarch of Antioch and was consecrated on 21 October 986/987 (AG 1298) by Lazarus, archbishop of Anazarbus, at the village of Qattina in the province of Homs, upon which he assumed the name Athanasius.[nb 2][8]

The monastery of Barid, the residence of Athanasius' predecessor John and located near Melitene, was renovated by Athanasius and became the latter's residence also.[9] According to the histories of Michael the Syrian and Bar Hebraeus, Athanasius was praised for his piety by Agapius II, the Chalcedonian (later termed Greek Orthodox) Patriarch of Antioch, in spite of their religious differences, who subsequently put an end to the persecution of non-Chalcedonians.[8][10] The monk Gabriel is attested as syncellus (secretary) to Athanasius from 994 to 999.[11] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death in 1002/1003 (AG 1314) at the monastery of Saint Barsoum, where he was buried in the sacristy.[12] As patriarch, Athanasius ordained thirty-nine bishops, as per Michael the Syrian's Chronicle,[12] whereas Bar Hebraeus in his Ecclesiastical History credits Athanasius with the ordination of thirty-eight bishops.[10]

Works

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In 1000, Athanasius compiled lectionaries from both the Old and New Testaments that were then recorded by his pupil the monk Romanus (Brit. Mus. MS. 258).[13]

Episcopal succession

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As patriarch, Athanasius ordained the following bishops:[12]

  1. Paul, archbishop of Tarsus
  2. Andreas, archbishop of Cyrrhus
  3. John, bishop of Arsamosata
  4. Isaac, bishop of Callisura
  5. Peter, bishop of Sarug
  6. Iwannis, bishop of Mardin, Reshʿayna, and Kfar Tutho
  7. Philoxenus, archbishop of Dara
  8. Christodulus, bishop of Baalbek
  9. Cyril, bishop of Armenia
  10. Moses, bishop of Samosata
  11. Basil, archbishop of Balesh
  12. Timothy, archbishop of Mabbogh
  13. Iwannis, archbishop of Herat
  14. Gregory, bishop of Birtha
  15. Moses, archbishop of Raqqa
  16. Philoxenus, bishop of Tella Qastra
  17. Ignatius, archbishop of Tikrit
  18. Basil, bishop of 'Arqa
  19. John, bishop of Zeugma
  20. Ignatius, archbishop of Edessa
  21. Dioscorus, archbishop of Emesa
  22. Joseph, bishop of Tur Abdin
  23. Thomas, archbishop of Anazarbus
  24. Dionysius, bishop of Claudia
  25. Timothy, bishop of Aphrah
  26. John, bishop of Tur Abdin
  27. Gabriel, bishop of Aleppo
  28. Theodosius, archbishop of Maipherqat
  29. Iwannis, bishop of Arsamosata
  30. Philoxenus, archbishop of Mabbogh and Gisra
  31. Jacob, bishop of Baalbek
  32. Daniel, bishop of Armenia
  33. Thomas, archbishop of Tiberias
  34. Peter, bishop of Arabissus
  35. Abraham, bishop of Zeugma
  36. John, bishop of Doliche
  37. Elias, bishop of Simandu
  38. Ignatius, bishop of Arzen
  39. Iwannis, archbishop of Melitene

References

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Notes

  1. ^ He is counted as either Athanasius IV after Athanasius III,[2] or Athanasius V after Athanasius Sandalaya, who is regarded as an illegitimate patriarch.[3]
  2. ^ Athanasius' ascension is placed either in 986,[2][6][7] or 987.[3][8]

Citations

  1. ^ James E. Walters (9 December 2016). "Athanasius V Lazarus Salhoyo". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wilmshurst (2019), p. 807.
  3. ^ a b Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
  4. ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 557, 560.
  5. ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 558–559.
  6. ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 412.
  7. ^ Palmer (1990), p. 263.
  8. ^ a b c Moosa (2014), pp. 591–592.
  9. ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 561.
  10. ^ a b Mazzola (2018), p. 271.
  11. ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 541.
  12. ^ a b c Chabot (1905), pp. 467–468.
  13. ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 412, 541.

Bibliography

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Preceded by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
986/987–1002/1003
Succeeded by