Athanasius III (Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Of Antioch)
Athanasius III was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 724 until his death in 739/740. Biography Athanasius was a monk at the monastery of Gubo Baroyo, and later became its abbot. He succeeded Elias I as patriarch of Antioch in April 724 ( AG 1035), and was consecrated at the monastery of Qartmin by Theodosius, bishop of Reshʿayna, according to the ''Chronicle'' of Michael the Syrian. Bar Hebraeus in his ''Ecclesiastical History'' noted it was alternatively asserted that Athanasius had been a monk at the monastery of Harbaz, and that he was consecrated at Edessa by its bishop Gabriel, but this can be disregarded. The '' Zuqnin Chronicle'' erroneously places Athanasius' consecration in 729 ( AG 1041). The ''History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria'' records that Athanasius had been a bishop prior to becoming patriarch, and that the Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik had selected him as Elias' successor. Upon his ascension to the patriarchal office ...
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