Sergius of Tella

Sergius of Tella(Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܤ ܕܬܠܐ‎, translit. Sargis d-Tela) was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 544 until his death in 546.

Biography

Sergius, like Jacob Baradaeus, was a native of Tella and in 527 they were summoned to Constantinople by the Empress Theodora and resided in the monasteries of the capital.^[1] In 541, Jacob was consecrated bishop of Edessa by Theodosius of Alexandria and in 543 he departed for the East, devoting himself to reviving the Syriac Orthodox Church.

In 544, Jacob consecrated Sergius, his old friend, as patriarch of Antioch, however they soon came into conflict over the philosophy of John Philoponus, known as Tritheism. Athanasius the monk, who was his student and friend, convinced Sergius of tritheism who was then condemned by Theodosius of Alexandria and Jacob Baradaeus. But, he died soon after in 546.

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Patriarchs of the Syriac Orthodox Church
6th–9th centuries	Severus I (512–538) Sergius of Tella (544–546) Paul II (550–575) Peter III of Raqqa (581–591) Julian I (591–595) Athanasius I Gammolo (595–631) John III (631–648) Theodore (649–667) Severus II bar Masqeh (667–681) Athanasius II Baldoyo (683–686) Julian II (686–708) Elias I (709–723) Athanasius III (724–740) Iwannis I (740–754) Iwannis Isaac (754–756) Athanasius Sandalaya (756–758) George I (758–790) Joseph (790–792) Quriaqos (793–817) Dionysius I Telmaharoyo (818–45) John IV (846–873) Ignatius II (878–883) Theodosius Romanus (887–896) Dionysius II (897–909)
10th–13th centuries	John V Qurzahli (910–922) Baselius I (923–935) John VI (936–953) Iwanis II (954–957) Dionysius III (958–961) Abraham I (962–963) John VII Sarigta (965–985) Athanasius IV of Salh (986–1002) John VIII bar ʿAbdon (1004–1033) Dionysius IV Yahya (1034–1044) John IX bar ʿAbdon (1049–1057) Athanasius V Haya (1058–1063) John X bar Shushan (1063–1072) Baselius II (1073–1075) John Abdun (1075–1077) Dionysius V Lazarus (1077–1078) Iwannis III (1080–1082) Dionysius VI (1088–1090) Athanasius VI bar Khamoro (1091–1129) John XI bar Mawdyono (1129–1137) Athanasius VII bar Qutreh (1138–1136) Michael I Rabo (1166–1199) Athanasius VIII (1200–1207) John XII (1208–1220) Ignatius III David (1222–1252) John XIII bar Maʿdani (1252–1263) Ignatius IV Yeshu (1264–1283) Philoxenus I Nemrud (1283–1292) Michael II (1292–1312)
Patriarchs of Mardin, 1293–1445	Ignatius bar Wahib (1293–1333) Ignatius Ismail (1333–1366) Ignatius Shahab (1366–1381) Ignatius Abraham bar Garib (1381–1412) Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo (1412–1445)
Patriarchs of Melitene, 1293–1360	Ignatius Constantine (1293–c.1349) Ignatius Philoxenus (1349–c.1360)
Patriarchs of Tur Abdin, 1364–1844	Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389) Ignatius Joshua bar Muta (1390–1412) Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1412–1420) Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1446) Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1446–1455) Ignatius Joshua of Salah (1455–1466) Ignatius Philoxene bar Sabra (1460–1482) Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488) Ignatius John bar Qofer (1489–1492) Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512) Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524) Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551) Ignatius Jacob of Hisn Kifa (1551–1571) Ignatius Sahdo of Midyat(1584–1621) Ignatius Simon (c.1624) Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midyat (1628–?) Ignatius Habib Hadodo of Midyat (1674–1707) Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725) Ignatius Barsum of Midyat (1740–1791) Ignatius Aho of Arbo (1791–?) Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (1804–1816)
14th–17th centuries	Michael III Yeshu (1312–1349) Baselius III Gabriel (1349–1387) Philoxenus II (1387–1421) Baselius IV Simon (1421–1444) Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo (1445–1454) Ignatius Chaleph of Maʿdan (1455–1483) Ignatius John XIV (1483–1493) Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (1493–1509) Ignatius Yeshu I (1509–1512) Ignatius Jacob I (1512–1517) Ignatius David I (1517–1520) Ignatius Abded Aloho I Stephan (1521–1557) Ignatius Nemet Aloho (1557–1576) Ignatius David II Shah (1576–1591) Ignatius Pilate I (1591–1597) Ignatius Hidayat Aloho (1597–1639) Ignatius Simon I (1640–1659) Ignatius Yeshu II Qamsheh (1659–1662) Ignatius Abded Mshiho I (1662–1686) Ignatius George II (1687–1708)
18th century–present	Ignatius Isaac Azar (1709–1722) Ignatius Shukr Aloho (1722–1745) Ignatius George III (1745–1768) Ignatius George IV (1768–1781) Ignatius Matthew (1783–1817) Ignatius John (1817–1818) Ignatius George V (1819–1837) Ignatius Elias II (1838–1847) Ignatius Jacob II (1847–1871) Ignatius Peter IV (1872–1894) Ignatius Abded Mshiho II (1895–1905) Ignatius Abded Aloho II (1906–1915) Ignatius Elias III (1917–1932) Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum (1933–1957) Ignatius Jacob III (1957–1980) Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1980–2014) Ignatius Aphrem II (2014–Present)
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