Ignatius Pilate was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1591 until his death in 1597.[1][a]
Biography
Pilate was from the village of al-Manṣūriyyah and was educated at the Mor Hananyo Monastery.[3] He was appointed as Maphrian of the East in 1575 or 1576 and assumed the name Basil.[4] Whilst at the Mar Behnam Monastery, Pilate wrote a letter in 1579/1580 to Pope Gregory XIII in which he expressed his interest in establishing union with Rome.[5] In 1591, Pilate became patriarch of Antioch and assumed the name Ignatius.[6] He ordained his brother ʿAbd al-Ghani as a deputy metropolitan and then maphrian.[7] However, from 1591 Pilate was opposed by Hidayat Allah, with the support of his uncle Timothy Tuma (d. 1592), until they were reconciled by John Wanki in 1593.[8] He died in 1597 at Aleppo, where he was buried.[9]
Works
In 1560, Pilate transcribed a Beth Gazo whilst he was still a monk.[10] He also produced a copy of The Book of Rays (Syriac: Kthobo d-Zalge) by Bar Hebraeus, dated 1590 (Oxford MS 521).[11]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 21; Burleson & Rompay (2011), p. 489; Wilmshurst (2019), p. 809.
- ^ Burleson & Rompay (2011), p. 489; Barsoum (2003), p. 514.
- ^ Bcheiry (2004), p. 219; Barsoum (2008), p. 53.
- ^ Snelders (2011), p. 66; Wilmshurst (2019), p. 811.
- ^ Snelders (2011), p. 66.
- ^ Burleson & Rompay (2011), p. 489; Wilmshurst (2019), p. 809.
- ^ Barsoum (2008), p. 40.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), pp. 156, 514; Barsoum (2008), p. 40.
- ^ Bcheiry (2004), p. 219; Takahashi (2011), p. 15.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 74.
- ^ Barsoum (2003), p. 467.
Bibliography
- 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. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2004). "A List of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchs between 16th and 18th Century: A Historical Supplement to Michael the Syrian's Chronicle in a MS. of Sadad". Parole de l'Orient. 29: 211–261. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- Burleson, Samuel; Rompay, Lucas van (2011). "List of Patriarchs of the Main Syriac Churches in the Middle East". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. pp. 481–491.
- Snelders, Bas (2011). "Behnam, Dayro d-Mor". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. pp. 66–68. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- Takahashi, Hidemi (2011). "Aleppo". Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians". In Daniel King (ed.). The Syriac World. Routledge. pp. 806–813. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
| Grand Metropolitans of the East (559–1075) | |
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| Maphrians of the East (1075–1859) |
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| Catholicoi of the East (1964–2002) |
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