Michael the Syrian, also known as Michael the Great, was the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 1166 until his death in 1199. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church, remembered both as a saint and as a historian.
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A 13th century Armenian translation of the Chronicle, manuscript of 1432
Michael compares the Chalcedonians to Exodus 32:1-35, where the Israelites forsook worshipping YHWH in favor of a golden calf
Michael was situated amid various invasions by multiple groups vying for power in his homeland, during one of the most geopolitically complex periods of the medieval era
Saint George Syriac Orthodox Cathedral, located in Damascus, serves as the current seat of the Patriarchate of AntiochWriters born in the 1120s 6
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Lived 1126 to 1199 · aged 73
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