SPEAR Factoids about Peter the Iberian — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܒܪܝܐ

“The son of Bosmarios, king of Georgia (Iberia), he was brought up in Constantinople as a political hostage at the court of the Emperor Theodosius II.” 1

In hagiography: Peter the Iberian was the son of the king of Georgia. He helped Nestorius preach a homily about the saints. He went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and became a monk. He became Bishop of Maiuma in Gaza and was exiled to Egypt in 455.

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Peter, the bishop from Iberia See factoid page

Peter See factoid page

Peter of Iberia See factoid page

The God-clad man See factoid page

Sex:

Peter was male. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Peter was a bishop. See factoid page

Peter was a bishop from Iberia See factoid page

Peter of Iberia was Bishop of one of the cities in Palestine. See factoid page

Relationships

Peter the Iberian had ecclesiastical authority over Timothy and Theodore. See factoid page

Epiphanius, Peter the Iberian and Anonymi 3131 had a professional relationship. See factoid page

Events

Severus, Peter the Iberian, Theodore, and Isaiah of Gaza checked the advances of the Chalcedonians. See factoid page

After Timothy had died and the orthodox began enduring persecution again, Epiphanius withdrew to Palestine where he met with Peter of Iberia and began ordaining priests. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for Peter the Iberian — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܒܪܝܐ ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/680.html, 2025-07-01.