Qamishoʿ

Qamishoʿ[nb 1] was the Grand Metropolitan of the East and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 578 until his death in 609.

Qamishoʿ
Syriac Orthodox Grand Metropolitan of the East
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
Installed	578
Term ended	609
Predecessor	Ahudemmeh
Successor	Samuel
Personal details
Died	609

Biography

As per Bar Hebraeus' Ecclesiastical History, Qamishoʿ was the teacher at the Syriac Orthodox church near the royal palace at Seleucia, the capital of the Sasanian Empire.[1][2] He was appointed as the successor of Ahudemmeh as Grand Metropolitan of the East in 578 (AG 889), which had lain vacant for several years following the latter's execution on the orders of Shahanshah Khosrow I in 575.[2] Qamishoʿ's ascension to the episcopal office took place following the death of Khosrow I and his succession by his son Hormizd IV.[2] As Grand Metropolitan of the East, Qamishoʿ ordained a number of bishops, and served until his death in 609 (AG 920).[2]

References

Notes

1. Alternatively transliterated as Qam Yeshu' ("Jesus is risen" in Syriac).[1]

Citations

1. Ignatius Jacob III (2008), pp. 33–34.
2. Mazzola (2018), pp. 355–357.

Bibliography

• Ignatius Jacob III (2008). History of the Monastery of Saint Matthew in Mosul. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press.
• Mazzola, Marianna, ed. (2018). Bar ‘Ebroyo’s Ecclesiastical History : writing Church History in the 13th century Middle East. PSL Research University. Retrieved 31 May 2020.