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Dionysius Telmaharensis

Syrian patriarch
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Dionysius Of Tell Mahre
Died:
Aug. 22, 845

Dionysius Telmaharensis (died Aug. 22, 845) was a patriarch of the Syrian Jacobite church and author of an important source document on Eastern Christianity between the reigns of the Byzantine emperors Mauricius (582–602) and Theophilus (829–842). After some years as a monk in Syria, Dionysius was chosen patriarch and ordained a priest in 818 in the Jacobite church, which took its name from Jacob Baradaeus. Although Dionysius’ position was contested by a rival schismatic group during his entire reign, he succeeded in effectively governing the Syrian community. Through cordial relations with the Muslim rulers, Dionysius prevented violent suppression of the ...(100 of 156 words)

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