Athanasius I Gammolo

Athanasius I Gammolo
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
SeeAntioch
Installed594/595 or 603
Term ended631
PredecessorJulian II
SuccessorJohn III
Personal details
Born
Samosata, Eastern Roman Empire (modern-day Samsat, Adıyaman, Turkey)
Died28 July 631[1]
ResidenceMonastery of Saint Zacchaeus, Raqqa[2]
Sainthood
Feast day3 January
Venerated inSyriac Orthodox Church

Athanasius I Gammolo (Syriac: ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܓܡܠܐ)[3] was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 594/595 or 603 until his death in 631. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Martyrology of Rabban Sliba, and his feast day is 3 January.[4]

  1. ^ Tannous (2011).
  2. ^ Tannous (2018), p. 205.
  3. ^ Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent (17 August 2016). "Athanasius I Gamolo". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ Fiey (2004), p. 38.