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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Theodosius See factoid page

Theodosius, Patriarch of Alexandria See factoid page

Death:

Death date: August 566 See factoid page

Death place: Theodosius died in Constantinople. See factoid page

Sex:

Theodosius was male. See factoid page

Sanctity:

Theodosius was a saint. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Theodosius was archbishop of Alexandria. See factoid page

Theodosius was a patriarch. See factoid page

Relationships

Andrew, Severus of Antioch, Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria and Theodora, Roman empress had a professional relationship. See factoid page

John of Ephesus commemorated Theodosius See factoid page

Events

Jacob Baradaeus, Conon and Eugene traveled to Constantinople where Theodosius directed them to travel to Alexandria so that Conon and Eugene could be ordained bishops. See factoid page


Theodosius and the rest of the bishops were sent into exile. Along with three hundred clergy and saint Zura, they travelled to a fortress called Dereus in Thrace. They were supported in the court by Empress Theodora. See factoid page


Jacob Baradaeus and other bishops in Alexandria, with the blessing of Theodosius ordained Conon as bishop of Tarsus and Eugene as bishop of Seleucia. See factoid page


Jacob Baradaeus and other bishops in Alexandria, with the blessing of Theodosius ordained Eugene as bishop of Seleucia. See factoid page


Anthimus chose to exile himself from Constantinople when he learned that Severus and Theodosius had been exiled because of their opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page


Anthimus sent letters to Severus and Theodosius who sent synodical letters to him as well. They agreed to a union in opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page


Jelous of the zealous activity of John, bishops and priests began to petition Theodosius to censure. The archbishop refused. See factoid page


Theodosius died in Constantinople while still in exile, nine months after the death of Justinian . Sources give different dates for Theodosius' death. See factoid page


Although Theodosius would not ordain clergy after leaving his see for exile in Constantinople, he nevertheless gave his blessing for Jacob Baradaeus and other clergy in Constantinople to ordain twelve bishops and many clergy for cities in Egypt and in Thebais. See factoid page


Zeʿora left the city for a camp in Thrace called Dercus where he dwelt together with Theodosius, Patriarch of Alexandria . See factoid page


Theodosius appointed John as bishop of Hephaestu. See factoid page


Theodosius was forced to flee Alexandria because of his opposition to the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Person Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/person/784.html, 2023-10-10T09:07:07.241-04:00.