Stephanos of Siunia

Stephanos of Siunia (Step‛anos Siwnec‛i) (* around 685 in Dvin ; † 735 ) was an Armenian writer and bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church .

The son of a married priest was educated at the Catholic in Dvin and then a monk at Mak'enoc 'monastery. Before 717 he returned to Dvin, where he worked as a theological teacher. He went on perhaps one or two trips abroad (Constantinople; Rome?) And was appointed bishop of Siunia (Siwnik ') soon after 728 by Catholicos Dawit' Aramonec'i (728-741) . A prostitute whom he repeatedly reprimanded is said to have killed him in 735. His grave was venerated in the T'anahatic 'monastery. A hagiographic biography of Stephanos by Mxit'ar Ayrivanec'i (13th century) is unprinted.

Stephanos wrote exegetical commentaries and liturgical songs. Some theological works are also ascribed to him. A treatise on the liturgical times of the day of the Armenian rite , including the liturgical service of the mass, has come down to us in various reviews, the original version of which Stephanos will have written in time near the synod of Dvin in 719. A declaration of the Armenian consecration liturgy is close to him.

literature

• Michael Daniel Findikyan. The Commentary on the Armenian Daily Office by Bishop Step? Anos Siwnec? I († 735) (OCA 270). Pont. Is. Orient., Roma 2004. 40-57. ISBN 88-7210-343-6