Paul the Jew
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Paul the Jew was the Patriarch of Antioch from 519 to 521.
Biography
Paul was born in Constantinople, where he became a priest and chief administrator of the Hospice of Euboulos.[1] Paul was consecrated Patriarch of Antioch by the end of June 519.[2] He was consecrated in Antioch on the insistence of Pope Hormisdas, despite initial plans to consecrate Paul in Constantinople.[3] The Church of Antioch suffered from a lack of funds at this time, and thus Emperor Justin I bestowed upon Paul a large amount of money for the maintenance of the Church.[3]
After his ascension to the throne, Emperor Justin I ordered bishops within the
Paul's persecution towards non-Chalcedonians earned him the cognomen, "the Jew".[3] He ordered non-Chalcedonian monks on the fringe of the Syrian Desert to sign a declaration of acceptance of the Council of Chalcedon, and those who failed to do so were threatened with removal from their monasteries.[4] The majority of monks refused to accept the council,[4] and thus Paul had the army led by Asclepius sent to dislocate the monks.[6] The resulting violence led Emperor Justin I to depose Paul in 521, who died shortly afterwards.[6]
References
- ^ Allen 2011, p. 27; Viezure 2011, p. 566.
- ^ Viezure (2011), p. 566.
- ^ a b c Allen (2011), p. 27.
- ^ a b c d Evans (2000), p. 108.
- ^ Gwynn (1911).
- ^ a b c d e Tate (2004), pp. 109–110.
Bibliography
- Allen, Pauline (2011). "Episcopal Succession in Antioch in the Sixth Century". Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110268553.
- Evans, J. A. S. (2000). The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power. Routledge.
- Gwynn, John (1911). . In Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C. (eds.). Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century (3rd ed.). London: John Murray.
- Tate, Georges (2004). Justinien. L'épopée de l'Empire d'Orient (527-565). Fayard.
- Viezure, Dana luliana (2011). "The Election of Paul the Jew (519) in Light of the Theopaschite Controversy". Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110268553.