Barsauma (died 456)

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Barsauma [1] (died 456) [2] was a Syriac-speaking monk and holy man, a leading opponent of the Council of Chalcedon of 451. He is the subject of a biography in Syriac composed about a century after his death. He is regarded as a saint by the Oriental Orthodox. [3]

Barsauma was responsible for the destruction of numerous temples and synagogues between 418 and 423. According to ancient sources, when he visited the synagogue of Rabba (Areopolis), its doors miraculously opened, and the synagogue was set on fire. Looting was forbidden by Barsauma's order, and the synagogue burned to the ground. It is unclear if local Jews had converted to Christianity. [4]

In 438, Barsauma and forty of his followers attacked Jews praying at the ruins of the Temple in Jerusalem, killing many. [5] He was tried, but claimed innocence, saying the stones were cast from heaven, and eventually acquitted. [5]


Notes

  1. ↑ Classical Syriac : ܒܪܨܘܡܐ, romanized: Barṣawmo; Greek : Βαρσοῦμας, romanized: Barsoumas.
  2. ↑ Brock 2021.
  3. ↑ Van Rompay 2018.
  4. ↑ Sivan, Hagith (2008). Palestine in Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press. p. 178. ISBN   019160867X. Retrieved 2 Sep 2022.
  5. 1 2 https://www.persee.fr/doc/rjuiv_0484-8616_1927_num_83_166_5553

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