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Sophronius (Greek: Σωφρόνιος; Arabic: صفرونيوس; c. 560 – March 11, 638), called Sophronius the Sophist, [1] was the Patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 until his death. [2] He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Before rising to the primacy of the see of Jerusalem, he was a monk and theologian ...
Mar 11, 2017 · Born in Damascus c. 550-560, by his mid-twenties Sophronius was already a noted teacher of rhetoric, so much so that in his companion John Moschus’ 6th-century collection of narratives on the ascetic life, the Leimonarion (The Spiritual Meadow), he is referred to as Sophronius the Sophist, a title that follows him through the Byzantine literature of the period until his enthronement as ...
Mar 11, 2024 · After the death of Patriarch Modestus in December of 634, Sophronius was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem. Although no longer in the hands of the Persians, the Holy Land was now besieged by the armies of the newly-appeared religion of Mohammed, which had already taken Bethlehem; in the Saint's sermon for the Nativity of our Lord in 634, he laments that he could not celebrate the feast in Bethlehem.
Jul 12, 2012 · Description. A short biographical sketch of St. Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem in 634. Larger Work. Crisis Magazine Online. Publisher & Date. Sophia Institute, July 12, 2012
Patriarch St. Sophronius of Jerusalem was called the Sophist because of his knowledge of Greek. He was an ardent opponent of monothelitism. Many of his writings, including the Florilegium and the life of St. John the Almsgiver, are no longer extant. He wrote an encomium on John of Cyrus and composed 23 anacreontic odes on the feasts of the church.
Nov 14, 2018 · Sophronius of Jerusalem, The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John, 27Summary:There was a certain Theodoros who suffered from unbearable pains in his intestines, due to poisonous food that he had eaten at the instigation of wicked people. He visited many physicians but without any effect. He thus turned to the martyrs Cyrus and John who are true healers and effective saviours. He rushed to their ...
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Aug 28, 2018 · Sophronius of Jerusalem, The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John, 8There was a certain Christodoros, a virtuous, pious and educated man who manifested his reverence toward the saints. His case is a good occasion to tell the readers of the miracles performed by Cyrus and John, when and how they had been written, in accordance with the will of God and with the co-operation of the martyrs ...
