A list of the names of the Antiochian Patriarchs
This list is taken from the book “The Church of the City of God, Great Antioch” by Dr. Asad Rustum. You can read more about the history of the patriarchs […]
The Antiochian patriarchs who bore the name Ignatius
Before the era of our current Patriarch, His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV, the Church of Antioch knew three patriarchs who took the name Ignatius.
The Church of Antioch during the Abbasid rule
Caliphs and Patriarchs: After the center of government moved from Damascus to Baghdad, the Nestorian “Catholic” became prestigious due to the large number of its followers in Iraq.
Constantinople and Syria
The Roman Golden Age: 843-1025 Nikephoros Phocas: (962-969) Romanos II died, either poisoned or afflicted, and his wife Theophanus took over the reins of power by assuming regency over the Romans.
The Church in the Fatimid period
The Fatimids and the Church 843-1025 The name and title of the Church: The Egyptian Jacobites criticized Timothy, the Patriarch of Alexandria (460-482), for saying the king’s words at the Council of Chalcedon (451), so they called
The hatred of the Arians and the Council of Antioch
Conspiracy against the Bishop of Antioch: The Ecumenical Council was unable to eradicate the seeds of discord. When some of the assembled bishops returned to their dioceses, the
The seat of Antioch vacated and Constantine intervened
In Efstathois's place, Pavlinus, Bishop of Tire and a friend of Eusebius of Caesarea in Palestine, took his place. But he died six months later. Afellaius came after him and took his place
Lyondius, Bishop of Antioch
(344-358) Londius had learned theology and philosophy from Lucian, the Antiochian teacher, but Ephestheus refused to accept him into the ranks of the Antiochian clergy. And it was
The tyranny of Arianism
Hosius, the sheikh bishop, “the father of councils,” was exiled, and Libarius, bishop of Rome, in his exile, abandoned Athanasius. He took the helm of affairs in the Archdeacon of Rome
The church in the first quarter of the fifth century
Hierarchy: The remaining texts indicate that the hierarchy of the Church of Antioch included in the first quarter of the fourth century - before the First Ecumenical Council -
Fourth Ecumenical Council - Council of Chalcedon
Introduction: After the Law of Unity - which was drawn up by theologians from Alexandria and Antioch - a disagreement arose over some of the expressions contained in it, and that is because there was
Christological dispute
451 - 518 Emperors: Pulcharia died in the year 453, and then Marcianus died in the year 457. They had no heir. So I headed