"Abrosius" redirects here. Not to be confused with Ambrosius.
Abris, also called Abres,[1]Abrosius and Abrisius, was a legendary Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Persia, who is conventionally said to have sat from 121–137. He is said to have been from the family of Saint Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus.
Brief accounts of the life of Abris are given in the Ecclesiastical Chronicle of the Syriac Orthodox writer Bar Hebraeus (floruit 1280) and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari (twelfth-century), ʿAmr (fourteenth-century) and Sliba (fourteenth-century). Abris is also mentioned in the Chronicle of Erbil, a text whose authenticity and reliability have been hotly disputed.[citation needed]
Although Abris is included in traditional lists of primates of the Church of the East, his existence has been doubted by some scholars like J. M. Fiey, a twentieth-century scholars of the Church of the East. In Fiey's view, Abris was one of several fictitious bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon whose lives were concocted in the sixth century to bridge the gap between the late third century bishop Papa, the first historically attested bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and the apostle Mari, the legendary founder of Christianity in Persia.[2]
Life of Abris
The following account of the life of Abris is given by the twelfth-century Nestorian writer Mari:
Abris, a Hebrew, from the family of Joseph the carpenter, the husband of our Virgin Lady, was chosen by Simon, son of Cleophas, bishop of Jerusalem. He was renowned for his continence and probity. It is said that after the death of the apostle Mar Mari the people disagreed over who should occupy his throne; and after they asked God in prayer to choose the worthiest man among them, several holy men saw in a dream a man urging them to choose Abris, but they did not know who he was. Then the vision was repeated, and they learned that he was about to enter the church to seek a blessing. When they saw him, they understood. They admitted him to all the orders of the priesthood at once, and sent him into the East. He was a man of exemplary virtue, charitable towards the needy and the poor, prone to good deeds and repelled by the way of the world. He only ordained those who were as chaste as he himself. He passed over to the kingdom of peace after leading the church for sixteen years.[3]
The following account of the life of Abris is given by the thirteenth-century Jacobite historian Bar Hebraeus, who used two different spellings of his name (Abrosius and Abrisius) within a single paragraph. Bar Hebraeus is normally dependent on Mari for his information, but in the case of Abris has clearly derived some of his account from another source:
After Mari, his disciple Abrosius. His master Mari had sent him to Antioch, to visit the brethren there and to bring him back news of them. After the death of the blessed Mari the faithful of the East sent to Antioch and asked to be given a bishop. And the disciples of that place laid hands upon Abrosius and sent him back to occupy the throne of his master. There he ruled the faithful for seventeen years until his death. Some say that the place of his burial is unknown, but in fact he was buried in the church of Seleucia. This Abrisius is said to have been from the family of Joseph the carpenter, the father of James and Jesus.[4]
The many contradictions between these two accounts, both of them probably invented, cannot be resolved.[citation needed]
^Neale, John Mason (2008), A History of the Holy Eastern Church: The Patriarchate of Antioch: The Patriarchate of Antioch, Wipf and Stock Publishers, p. 38, ISBN978-1-60608-330-7
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Abrosius redirects here Not to be confused with Ambrosius Abris also called Abres 1 Abrosius and Abrisius was a legendary Bishop of Seleucia Ctesiphon in Persia who is conventionally said to have sat from 121 137 He is said to have been from the family of Saint Joseph the adoptive father of Jesus Contents 1 Sources 2 Life of Abris 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksSources EditBrief accounts of the life of Abris are given in the Ecclesiastical Chronicle of the Syriac Orthodox writer Bar Hebraeus floruit 1280 and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari twelfth century ʿ Amr fourteenth century and Sliba fourteenth century Abris is also mentioned in the Chronicle of Erbil a text whose authenticity and reliability have been hotly disputed citation needed Although Abris is included in traditional lists of primates of the Church of the East his existence has been doubted by some scholars like J M Fiey a twentieth century scholars of the Church of the East In Fiey s view Abris was one of several fictitious bishops of Seleucia Ctesiphon whose lives were concocted in the sixth century to bridge the gap between the late third century bishop Papa the first historically attested bishop of Seleucia Ctesiphon and the apostle Mari the legendary founder of Christianity in Persia 2 Life of Abris EditThe following account of the life of Abris is given by the twelfth century Nestorian writer Mari Abris a Hebrew from the family of Joseph the carpenter the husband of our Virgin Lady was chosen by Simon son of Cleophas bishop of Jerusalem He was renowned for his continence and probity It is said that after the death of the apostle Mar Mari the people disagreed over who should occupy his throne and after they asked God in prayer to choose the worthiest man among them several holy men saw in a dream a man urging them to choose Abris but they did not know who he was Then the vision was repeated and they learned that he was about to enter the church to seek a blessing When they saw him they understood They admitted him to all the orders of the priesthood at once and sent him into the East He was a man of exemplary virtue charitable towards the needy and the poor prone to good deeds and repelled by the way of the world He only ordained those who were as chaste as he himself He passed over to the kingdom of peace after leading the church for sixteen years 3 The following account of the life of Abris is given by the thirteenth century Jacobite historian Bar Hebraeus who used two different spellings of his name Abrosius and Abrisius within a single paragraph Bar Hebraeus is normally dependent on Mari for his information but in the case of Abris has clearly derived some of his account from another source After Mari his disciple Abrosius His master Mari had sent him to Antioch to visit the brethren there and to bring him back news of them After the death of the blessed Mari the faithful of the East sent to Antioch and asked to be given a bishop And the disciples of that place laid hands upon Abrosius and sent him back to occupy the throne of his master There he ruled the faithful for seventeen years until his death Some say that the place of his burial is unknown but in fact he was buried in the church of Seleucia This Abrisius is said to have been from the family of Joseph the carpenter the father of James and Jesus 4 The many contradictions between these two accounts both of them probably invented cannot be resolved citation needed See also EditList of patriarchs of the Church of the East Patriarchs of the Church of the EastNotes Edit Neale John Mason 2008 A History of the Holy Eastern Church The Patriarchate of Antioch The Patriarchate of Antioch Wipf and Stock Publishers p 38 ISBN 978 1 60608 330 7 Fiey Jalons 64 5 Mari On the Nestorian Patriarchs ed Gismondi 4 5 Latin Bar Hebraeus Ecclesiastical Chronicle ed Abeloos and Lamy ii 20 22References EditAbbeloos J B and Lamy T J Bar Hebraeus Chronicon Ecclesiasticum 3 vols Paris 1877 Assemani J A De Catholicis seu Patriarchis Chaldaeorum et Nestorianorum Rome 1775 Brooks E W Eliae Metropolitae Nisibeni Opus Chronologicum Rome 1910 Fiey J M Jalons pour un histoire de l Eglise en Iraq Louvain 1970 Gismondi H Maris Amri et Salibae De Patriarchis Nestorianorum Commentaria I Amri et Salibae Textus Rome 1896 Gismondi H Maris Amri et Salibae De Patriarchis Nestorianorum Commentaria II Maris textus arabicus et versio Latina Rome 1899 External links Edithttps web archive org web 20090917050959 http assyrianchurch org au index phpChurch of the East titlesPreceded byMari c 87 c 120 Patriarch of the East 121 137 Succeeded byAbraham 159 171 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abris amp oldid 1099960386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
