Severus of Antioch — ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
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Severus of Antioch; St. Severus of Antioch; القديس سويريوس الانطاكي; ܡܪܝ ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ; ܡܳܪܝ ܣܶܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܰܢܛܝܘܟܺܝܰܐ; ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ; Sévère d’Antioche; ܣܐܘܝܪܐ; ܣܐܘܪܐ; Severus; Severus of Antioch; Sēwērā; Sévère; Sévère d’Antioche (notice); SÉVÈRE; Severus Antiochenus
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identifier: http://worldcat.org/identities/np-severus$patriarch of antioch$465 536
identifier: http://worldcat.org/identities/np-severus$van antiochie$ca465 538
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identifier: 405
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identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_of_Antioch
Patr. of Antioch, theologian, and prolific Greek author.
One of the most influential miaphysite theologians, Severus was originally born a pagan. After his conversion in c.490, Severus became actively involved in the fight against the council of Chalcedon and gained much importance during the reign of Anastasius. He became patriarch of Antioch in 512, but was forced to leave his see and go into exile to Egypt after the accession of Justin I in 518. In 535, Justinian invited him to Constantinople for religious discussions to overcome the divide between pro- and anti-Chalcedonians. However, these plans failed and Severus died in his Egyptian exile in 538.
In Syriac miaphysite hagiography, Severus of Antioch is commemorated as a Patriarch of Antioch who wrote many treatises and homilies defending miaphysite non-Chalcedonian Christology. He attended meetings of Justinian to reconcile Chalcedonians and their opponents. He also was the leader of a large group of Miaphysite monks. He wrote in Greek, but his works were preserved in Syriac.
floruit: 512-518
birth: Sozopolis
death: 2/8/538, Sakhā
male
state: Patriarch of Antioch, 512-538
state: Saint
state: Syriac Orthodox
state: Author
event: The saint is venerated on 8 February (8 Shebaṭ) by Syr. iacob.
S. P. Brock Severus of Antioch The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 368-369
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 47 276
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 238
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 265
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Severus of Antioch
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 476 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 559 567 568 570 571 574 575 577 578 579 643 644 645 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 673 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 773 1273 1430 1478 1674 1739 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1964 2028 630 1573 466 467 469 470 471 472 473 560 561 562 563 854 855 884 952 953 1529
Saints Syriaques SÉVÈRE 405
G. Bardy DTC XIV col. 1988-2000
J. Habbi BSO II 1015-16
BHO 1060-64
50; 51; 142 3.1.41; 3.1.42; 3.3.16
7022-7039; 7070-7078 III, 327-321; III, 333-341
1366
50; 51; 142