Antiochus of Sheba

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Antiochus of Saba ( Middle Greek Αντίοχος Σαβαΐτης ; * late 6th century) was an Orthodox abbot and author. He is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox churches . His feast day is December 24th .

Life

Little information is known about his life. Antiochus came from the vicinity of Ankyra . He became a hermit and later abbot ( hegumen ) of the monastery of Mar Saba . Antiochus saw the conquest of Jerusalem in 614 by the Sassanids .

Works

A pandect and a prayer have been preserved from Antiochus .

  • The Pandekt is a collection of sentences from the Bible and early Christian authors on ethical issues in 130 chapters.
  • The exomologesis is a prayer. It was created after the conquest of Jerusalem in 614 by the Sassanids and laments the destruction and losses. It is part of the Orthodox liturgy.

expenditure

The texts are printed in the original Greek in Patrologia Graeca , Volume 89.

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personal data
SURNAME Antiochus of Sheba
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Σαβαΐτης, Αντίοχος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Orthodox abbot and author
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century
DATE OF DEATH 7th century