Theodosius Romanus
Theodosius Romanus (died 1 June 896) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 887 until his death in 896.
Theodosius Romanus | |
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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
See | Antioch |
Installed | 887 |
Term ended | 896 |
Predecessor | Ignatius II |
Successor | Dionysius II |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Romanus |
Born | Tagrit, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | 1 June 896 |
Biography
Romanus was born in the 9th century in the city of Tagrit and later went on to become a monk at the Monastery of Qartmin where he also studied and mastered medicine to the point that he became known as a skilled physician.
The synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church met in the city of Amid and elected and consecrated Romanus as patriarch on 5 February 887, upon which he adopted the name Theodosius. During his tenure as patriarch, Theodosius Romanus ordained 32 metropolitan bishops, and served as patriarch until his death on 1 June 896.
Works
Theodosius' work includes a lengthy commentary on Pseudo-Hierotheus, the first two treatises of which he wrote whilst staying at Amid before finishing the third treatise at Samosata. He also wrote a treatise explaining the maxims of various philosophers, including a collection 112 Pythagorean maxims, most of which he had translated from Greek into Syriac.
As well as this, Theodosius is known to have written a medical syntagma, a synodical epistle and a Lenten homily in Arabic.
References
Preceded by Ignatius II |
Syrian Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch 887–896 |
Succeeded by Dionysius II |