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Sophronius of Jerusalem
c. 560 – 638 · b. Damascus · Bishop of Jerusalem
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 560, Damascus
- Died
- 638, Jerusalem
- See
- Jerusalem
- Region
- palestine
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Patriarch of Jerusalem (634-638).
- Primary source
- Sophronius, Epistula Synodica
Patriarch of Jerusalem (634-638). Surrendered the city to Caliph Umar in 637/638. First major opponent of Monothelitism; his Synodical Letter was a key dyothelite document. Friend of John Moschus.
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Common questions
- Who was Sophronius of Jerusalem?
- Sophronius of Jerusalem (560–638) — Patriarch of Jerusalem (634-638). Surrendered the city to Caliph Umar in 637/638. First major opponent of Monothelitism; his Synodical Letter was a key dyothelite document. Friend of John Moschus.
- Who taught Sophronius of Jerusalem?
- John Moschus.
- Who did Sophronius of Jerusalem oppose?
- Heraclius.
Sources for biography
- Sophronius, Epistula Synodica primary
- Sophronius, Anacreontica primary
documented connections(3)
- knew of (incoming) Maximus the ConfessorMaximus revered Sophronius as his spiritual master and mentor in opposing Monothelitism.Maximus, Opusc. 12 (PG 91, 142) · Maximus, Epistola 13
- taught by John MoschusSophronius was the long-time disciple and travel companion of John Moschus; Moschus dedicated the Pratum Spirituale to him.John Moschus, Pratum Spirituale, prologue
- opposed (incoming) HeracliusHeraclius promoted Monoenergism/Monothelitism via the Ekthesis (638) and Patriarch Sergius's Psephos; Sophronius led ecclesial opposition culminating in his synodical letter of 634.Sophronius, Synodical Letter (634), in ACO ser. II vol. 2 · Theophanes, Chronographia AM 6121
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Sophronius of Jerusalem).