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Severus the Great of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; Syriac: ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), also known as Severus of Gaza or the Crown of Syrians (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ, romanized: Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السوريان, romanized: Taj al-Suriyan), was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church ...
Severus of Antioch was a Greek Christian monk-theologian, patriarch of Antioch, and miaphysite leader during the reigns of the Byzantine emperors Anastasius I (491–518) and Justinian I (527–565). His later ecclesiastical condemnation and exile hastened the sect’s eventual decline, particularly in.
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Severus of Antioch (c465-538) is one of the key figures in the study of the development of post-Chalcedonian Christology and, consequently, also for our modern dialogue.
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The sources for the life of Severus, anti-Chalcedonian patriarch of Antioch from 512–18, are many and varied, with the result that we have a comprehensive and multidimensional picture of the man, his life and his times.
Christian philosophy in Severus of Antioch and Leontius of Byzantium. Introduction; Severus of Antioch; Leontius of Byzantium; Notes; Bibliography; Bibliography of primary texts
SEVERUS OF ANTIOCH. Monophysite theologian, patriarch of Antioch (512 – 518), honored in the Coptic Church as a saint and martyr; b. Sozopolis in Pisidia, c. 465; d. Xo ï s, Egypt, 538. Considered the founder of monophysitism as a theological system, Severus was of Greek parentage and studied rhetoric in Alexandria and law at Beirut.
Oct 23, 2017 · Severus of Antioch was one of the ancient dissident bishops in the Church of Antioch. He was the most prominent theologian associated with the opposition to Council of Chalcedon and played a central role in defending the phraseology of Dioscorus of Alexandria preserved by Chalcedon's opponents.
