Anastasios I of Antioch
Anastasios I of Antioch , also Anastasius († 599 ) was Patriarch of Antioch . He is venerated as a saint and his feast day is April 21 . From 559 he officiated as Patriarch of Antioch ( Syria ) and stood against Justinian I when he supported aphthartodocetism . Anastasios had to go into exile under Justin II in 570 and returned to his office under Maurikios in 593 until his death.
Patriarchy
The Patriarchate of Antioch on the Orontes , today Antakya in south-east Turkey , was the place where the followers of a new religion were named as " Christians " for the first time . The owner of this patriarchate has always had a high reputation and ranked fourth behind the Bishop of Rome (Pope).
Emperor versus Patriarch
As patriarch, Anastasius drew the wrath of the Byzantine emperor Justin II (565-578) because he fought the doctrine of the Aphtarttodoketen, a fanatical heresy of the monophists about the person of Jesus Christ . As a result, Anastasius lost his patriarchy. With the intercession of Pope Gregory the Great (590–604) with Emperor Maurikios (582–602), he returned to his episcopal seat.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Anastasius I. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 158.
- Lexicon of the Saints , Weltbild publishing group , Augsburg , 2007, ISBN 3-8289-4980-0
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Domnus III. Gregory I. |
Patriarch of Antioch 559-570 593-599 |
Gregory I Anastasios II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anastasios I of Antioch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anastasius I of Antioch (Antioch) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Antioch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 599 |