Michael II[nb 1] (Syriac: ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܬܪܝܢܐ, Arabic: البطريرك ميخائيل الثاني)[3] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1292 until his death in 1312.
Michael II | |
|---|---|
| Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Antioch |
| Installed | 1292 |
| Term ended | 1312 |
| Predecessor | Philoxenus I Nemrud |
| Successor | Michael III Yeshu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barsoum |
| Died | 7 December 1312 |
Biography edit
Barsoum was born in the 13th century, and became the abbot of the Monastery of Gawikat, near Mopsuestia in Cilicia.[2][4] After the death of Patriarch Philoxenus I Nemrud, Barsoum was consecrated as his successor as patriarch of Antioch in November 1292 by Iyawannis, archbishop of Tarsus, and Basil, archbishop of Jerusalem, and assumed the name Michael.[5][6] Schism within the church erupted at this time as Constantine proclaimed himself patriarch at Melitene, and Ignatius bar Wahib was consecrated as patriarch of Mardin in January 1293.[7]
Michael issued a general proclamation on 6 January 1295 declaring his ascension to the patriarchate, and excommunicated Constantine of Melitene and his supporters.[2] The proclamation was also signed by the aforementioned Iyawannis and Basil.[5] In 1301, he resided at the White Monastery near Dara.[8] He served as patriarch of Antioch until his death on 7 December 1312.[2]
References edit
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
- ^ a b c d Barsoum (2003), p. 488.
- ^ James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Michael I (III), patriarch". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Thomas A. Carlson (14 January 2014). "Gawikat". The Syriac Gazetteer. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b Barsoum (2008), p. 58.
- ^ Carlson (2018), p. 267.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 48.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 13.
Bibliography edit
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Barsoum, Aphrem (2008). History of the Za'faran Monastery. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press.
- 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.
- Carlson, Thomas A. (2018). Christianity in Fifteenth-Century Iraq. Cambridge University Press.
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