SPEAR Factoids about Paul II, Patriarch of Antioch —
ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
“Patr. Pawlos’s
name (‘of the house of the black ones’) was rendered in Greek as ‘of
the black (ones)’ (Melanos, sing., or Melanōn, plur.).” 1
“Paul, nicknamed
the Black, was of Alexandrian origin and lived in Constantinople
together with the miaphysite patriarch Theodosius of Alexandria.
Theodosius ordained him patriarch of Antioch in 564, but he never
was accepted by all the miaphysites in Syria. Paul's position was
further weakened in the early 570s, when he temporarily entered into
communion with the Chalcedonians. Eventually, his opponents
succeeded in ordaining Peter of Callinicum as counter-patriarch.
According to Joh. Eph., EH 4.54-57, Paul spent his last years in
hiding and his death went largely unnoticed.”
8
Jacob Baradaeus and others ordained Paul as bishop of
Antioch. See factoid
page
How to cite:
“Person Page for Paul II,
Patriarch of Antioch — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations,
general editor Daniel L. Schwartz,
https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/72.html, 2025-07-01.