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Elias I of Jerusalem

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Elias of Jerusalem (494-516) was a bishop of the 6th century CE. Elias was Patriarch of Jerusalem until being deposed by Emperor Anastasius I for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon.[1] He was the main opponent of the monophysites in the Synod of Tyre.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Margaret Bunson, Stephen Bunson (2003). Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. ISBN 1931709750.
  2. ^ Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Elias of Jerusalem". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.