Elias I of Jerusalem

Saint

Elias I of Jerusalem
Saint; Elias I of Jerusalem
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Born	unknown
Died	c. 518
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Catholic Church
Feast	20 July (Eastern Orthodox Church), 4 July (Catholic Church)
Attributes	Bishop

Elias of Jerusalem (d. c. 518) was a bishop and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494^[1] until he was deposed by Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I in 516 for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon.^[2] Elias was an Arab, by birth, who had been educated in a monastery in Egypt.^[3] At the Synod of Sidon (512) he successfully defended, together with Flavian II of Antioch, the dyophysite Christological doctrine proclaimed by the Council of Chalcedon.^[4] Elias, together with Flavian II of Antioch, is commemorated on July 20 in the Eastern Orthodox Church and July 4 in the Roman Martyrology.

References

↑ Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section
↑ Margaret Bunson, Stephen Bunson (2003). Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 1-931709-75-0.
↑ Fortescue, Adrian. "Elias of Jerusalem". The Catholic Encyclopedia.
↑ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Elias of Jerusalem". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Religious titles

Preceded by

Sallustius

Patriarch of Jerusalem
494-516

Succeeded by

John III

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[1] Jerusalem Patriarchate website, Apostolic Succession section

[2] Margaret Bunson, Stephen Bunson (2003). Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 1-931709-75-0.

[3] Fortescue, Adrian. "Elias of Jerusalem". The Catholic Encyclopedia.

[cathen05385a2-4] Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Elias of Jerusalem". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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v t e Bishops and patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Bishops of Jerusalem (until 451)	James, brother of Jesus Simeon of Jerusalem Justus Zacchaeus Tobias Benjamin John I Matthias Philip Senecas Justus II Levis Ephram Joseph I Judas Marcus Cassianus Poplius Maximus I Julian I Gaius I Symmachus Gaius II Julian II Capion Maximus II Antoninus Valens Dolichianus Narcissus Dius Germanion Gordius Alexander Mazabanis Imeneus Zamudas Ermon Macarius Maximus III Cyril I John II Praulius Juvenal
Patriarchs of Jerusalem (from 451)	Juvenal Anastasius I Martyrius Sallustius Elias I John III Peter Macarius II Eustochius John IV Amos Isaac Zacharias Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus John VI Sergius I Solomon Theodosius Elias III Sergius II Leontius I Athanasius I Christodulus I Agathon John VII Christodulus II Thomas II Joseph II Orestes Theophilus I Nicephorus I Joannichius Sophronius II Euthemius I Simeon II Savvas^§ John VIII^§ Nicholas^§ John IX^§ Nicephorus II^§ Leontius II^§ Dositheos I Marcus II Euthemius II Athanasius II Sophronius III Gregory I Thaddaeus Athanasius III Gregory II Lazarus Dorotheus I Theophilus II Theophanes I Joachim Theophanes II Athanasius IV Jacob II Abraham I Gregory III Marcus III Dorotheus II Germanus Sophronius IV Theophanes III Paiseus Nectarius I Dositheos II Chrysanthus Meletius Parthenius Ephram II Sophronius V Abraham II Procopius I Anthemus Polycarpus Athanasius V Cyril II Procopius II Hierotheus Nicodemus I Gerasimus I Damian I Timotheus I Benedict I Diodoros I Irenaios I Theophilus III
^§: in exile at Constantinople due to the Latin rule over Jerusalem

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