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 thePatriarch of Antiochand head of theSyriac Orthodox Churchfrom 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 succeedJohn IVas patriarch of Antioch and was consecrated on 5 June 878 (AG1189) by Timothy ofSamosataat a synod at the monastery of Saint Zacchaeus atRaqqa,which was attended by four bishops.[5]Upon his consecration, Ignatius issued twelvecanons.[4]
He soon came into conflict with Sergius, archbishop ofTikritandex officioGrand Metropolitan of the East,the highest-ranking prelate amongst the eastern bishops (bishops of the formerSasanian 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 PatriarchJohn IVand 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 2000dinars.[6]He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 26 March 883 (AG1194) 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 ofAnazarbus
- Sergius, archbishop ofCyrrhus
- Cyriacus,archbishop of Edessa
- Abraham, bishop ofAleppo
- John,bishop of Germanicia
- Michael, bishop ofSamosata
- John, archbishop ofAmida
- Abraham, bishop ofCircesium
- Elias, bishop ofHadath
- Simeon, bishop ofZuptara
- Cyril, bishop ofMaipherqat
- Gabriel, bishop ofSarug
- Jacob, bishop ofBaalbek
- Cyriacus, archbishop ofAnazarbus
- Constantine, bishop ofHarran
- Aaron, archbishop ofMaipherqat
- Gabriel, bishop of Arabia
- Matthew, archbishop ofDara
- Iwannis, bishop of Abadqawan
- Severus, archbishop ofSegestan
- Severus, archbishop ofRaqqa
- Theodosius, bishop of Doula
- John, archbishop ofMabbogh
- John, bishop ofDoliche
- 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.Retrieved1 January2021.
- ^abBarsoum (2003),p. 395.
- ^Mazzola (2018),pp. 267, 372.
- ^abcMazzola (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.Retrieved14 July2020.
- 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.Retrieved3 October2019.
- 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.Retrieved25 May2021.
- Mazzola, Marianna, ed. (2018).Bar 'Ebroyo's Ecclesiastical History: writing Church History in the 13th century Middle East.PSL Research University.Retrieved31 May2020.
- Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians". In Daniel King (ed.).The Syriac World.Routledge. pp. 806–813.
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