Neophytos of Chios

Neophytos of Chios
Neophytos of Chios
Patriarch of Antioch
Church Melkite Church
See Patriarch of Antioch
Enthroned 1673
Reign ended 1682
Predecessor Macarios III Zaim
Successor Cyril V Zaim
Personal details
Died 1686

Patriarch Neophytos of Chios, was Greek Patriarch of Antioch, from 1673 to 1682.

Life

Even if the family of Neophytos was originally from Chios, he was educated in Damascus under the Jesuits.[1] He was the nephew of previous Patriarch Euthymius III of Chios and he was appointed vicar in Aleppo under the reign of Patriarch Macarios III Zaim. In 1672 he was appointed bishop of Hama.

At the death of Patriarch Macarios III in 1672, his nephew, Constantine Zaim, not yet twenty, was elected patriarch with the help of the governor of Damascus, was consecrated bishop and took the name of Cyril V.[2] His election was contested by some bishops and by Dositheos, patriarch of Jerusalem, which considered his election to be null pointing out that Cyril Zaim was not in the legal age to be appointed bishop. This party supported Neophytos of Chios, who went to Constantinople where in 1673 he obtained a firman in his favor from the Ottoman sultan and the appointment to Patriarch by the Ecumenical Patriarch Dionysius IV of Constantinople. This marked the first direct intervention of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the affairs of the See of Antioch.[1]

Neophytos anyway was not recognized as Patriarch by all the faithfuls, thus the Patriarchate of Antioch split in two factions which alternatively succeeded to obtain, thank to financial support, the favor of the Sublime Porte. Cyril was granted official recognition three times and Neophitos twice.[2] The fight between the two claimants lasted nine years till 1682 when Neophytos of Chios, because of his debts, decided to retire, leaving Cyril V Zaim as the only claimant. Neophytos retired also from the See of Hama and was appointed bishop of Latakia with the title of honorary Patriarch. He died in 1686.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Masters, Bruce (2004). Cambridge University Press. ed. Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism. pp. 83–84. ISBN 9780521005821. 
  2. ^ a b Skaff, Elias (1993). The place of the Patriarchs of Antioch in Church History. Sophia Press. pp. 305ss. 
  3. ^ Raheb, Abdallah (1981). Conception of the Union in the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch (1622 - 1672). Beirut. pp. note 323. http://www.zoukmikael.com/churches/stgeorge/biblio/CONCEPTION%20OF%20THE%20UNION.pdf. Retrieved 07/06/2010. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cyril V Zaim — Patriarch of Antioch Church Melkite Church See Patriarch of Antioch Reign ended 16 January 1720 Predecessor …   Wikipedia

  • Macarios III Zaim — Patriarch of Antioch Church Melkite Church See Patriarch of Antioch Enthroned 12 November 1647 Reign ended 12 June …   Wikipedia

  • List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …   Wikipedia

  • Neugriechische Sprache u. Literatur — Neugriechische Sprache u. Literatur. Die N. Sprache ist das Altgriechische, vermischt mit italienischen, slawischen u. türkischen Wörtern u. in den Formen ziemlich verderbt. Sie ist die Umgangssprache der jetzigen Griechen, während die… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Opérations navales durant la guerre d'indépendance grecque — Les opérations navales jouèrent un rôle important au cours de la guerre d indépendance grecque. Le cœur de l insurrection, le Péloponnèse et ses abords immédiats, étant d accès relativement difficile par voie de terre, il était important pour les …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Modern Greek Enlightenment — Hermes o Logios, Greek literary magazine of the 18th and 19th c. The Modern Greek Enlightenment (Greek: Διαφωτισμός, Diafotismos, enlightenment, illumination ) was an ideological, philological, linguistic and philosophical movement among 18th… …   Wikipedia

  • Bambas — Bambas, Neophytos, geboren auf der Insel Chios, studirte erst auf der Schule in Patmos u. auf dem Gymnasium in Chios, ging dann zu seiner weiteren Ausbildung nach Paris, wo er namentlich zu Korais in ein näheres Verhältniß trat; er kehrte 1815… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Daniel Philippidis — (Greek: Δανιήλ Φιλιππίδης, ca. 1750 1832) was a Greek scholar, figure of the modern Greek Enlightenment and member of the patriotic organization Filiki Etaireia. He was one of the most active scholars of the Greek diaspora in the Danubian… …   Wikipedia

  • Adamantios Korais — (1748 1833). Adamantios Korais or Coraïs (Greek: Αδαμάντιος Κοραής) (27 April 1748 – 6 April 1833) was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His… …   Wikipedia

  • Vamwas — (Bambas), Neophytos, geb. auf Chios 1770, wurde Diakonus, studirte dann in Constantinopel, Jassy, Wien u. unter Korais in Paris Philologie, wurde 1815 Lehrer in Chios, floh von dort nach der Katastrophe der Insel 1822 nach dem Peloponnes,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”