Dionysius of Tell Mahre
Dionysius von Tell Mahre or Dionysius Telmaharensis (* 773 ; † 845 ) was from 818 onwards Monophysite patriarch of the Syriac-Jacobite Church and a chronicler of Eastern Christianity.
Dionysius came from a wealthy Edessa family . He worked at the time of the iconoclasm and the Byzantine emperors of the Amorian dynasty , z. B. Theophilos . He maintained good relations with the court of the caliph in Baghdad , although towards the end of his life the Christians were again restricted or suppressed.
Dionysius is considered one of the most important Syrian historians. He wrote a Syrian historical work from the time of Maurikios to 842, of which only fragments have survived. The work consisted of two parts of 8 books each, the first part dealing with church history and the second part dealing with political history. Dionysius used the chronicle of Theophilos of Edessa, which is also lost today, as an important source . The work of Dionysius was also used by later Syrian historians.
A chronicle also ascribed to Dionysius was written by an anonymous Syrian monk as early as the 8th century .
literature
- Rudolf Abramowski: Dionysius of Tellmahre. Jacobite Patriarch from 818 to 845. On the history of the Church under Islam . Leipzig 1940.
- Muriel Debié: L'ecriture de l'histoire en syriaque. Transmissions interculturelles et constructions identitaires entre hellenisme et islam . Löwen / Paris / Bristol 2015, pp. 143–149.
- Anton Baumstark junior : History of Syrian literature excluding Christian-Palestinian texts . Bonn 1922, p. 275.
- Sebastian P. Brock: Syriac Historical Writing: A Survey of the Main Sources . In: Journal of the Iraqi Academy (Syriac Corporation) 5, 1979/1980, pp. 1-30, here pp. 14f.
Remarks
- ↑ Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints : Patriarchs of Antioch
- ↑ Cf. on this with further literature: Robert G. Hoyland (Ed.): Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam ( Translated Texts for Historians 57). Liverpool 2011, pp. 11-13.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Qurjaqos from Takrit |
Patriarch of Antioch 818–845 |
John III |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dionysius of Tell Mahre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dionysius Telmaharensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrian Orthodox Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 773 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 845 |