RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sophronius of Jerusalem

560 - 638

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Sophronius (Ancient Greek: Σωφρόνιος; Arabic: صفرونيوس; c. 560 – 11 March 638), called Sophronius the Sophist, was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the city known as Aelia Capitolina and then Jerusalem from 634 until his death. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Before rising to the primacy of the See, he was a monk and theologian who was the chief protagonist for orthodox teaching in the doctrinal controversy on the essential nature of Jesus and his volitional acts. He is also renowned for the negotiation of the surrender of Aelia Capitolina to the Rashid caliph Umar in 637/8. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophronius of Jerusalem is the 1,000th most popular religious figure (down from 948th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Syria (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Sophronius of Jerusalem is most famous for his role in the Council of Chalcedon.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sophronius of Jerusalem ranks 1,000 out of 3,187. Before him are Benedict the Moor, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Ascanio Sforza, Paula of Rome, and Otto of Bamberg. After him are Frumentius, Basil Fool for Christ, Peter Mogila, Leopold Mandić, John of Matha, and Vilna Gaon.

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Among people born in 560, Sophronius of Jerusalem ranks 2. Before him is Isidore of Seville. After him are Tassilo I of Bavaria, Constantina, and Labīd. Among people deceased in 638, Sophronius of Jerusalem ranks 2. Before him is Pope Honorius I. After him is Sergius I of Constantinople.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Sophronius of Jerusalem ranks 73 out of 210. Before him are Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150), Herodian (170), Maher al-Assad (1967), Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080), and Julia Maesa (165). After him are Farid al-Atrash (1910), Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Adib Shishakli (1909), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), Abu Tammam (788), and Tuman bay II (1474).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Sophronius of Jerusalem ranks 10. Before him are Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), and Apollinaris of Laodicea (310). After him are Youssef Absi (1946), Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934), Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920), John X of Antioch (1955), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), and Ibn Asakir (1105).

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