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'''Elias of Jerusalem''' was a [[bishop]] and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 until he was [[deposition|deposed]] by emperor [[Flavius Anastasius|Anastasius I]] in 516 for supporting the decrees of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]]. He was the main opponent of the [[Monophysitism|monophysites]] in the Synod of Tyre. He also founded many monasteries in his patriarchate.

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'''Elias of Jerusalem''' was a [[bishop]] and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 until he was [[deposition|deposed]] by emperor [[Flavius Anastasius|Anastasius I]] in 516 for supporting the decrees of the [[Fourth Ecumenical Council]]. He was the main opponent of the [[Monophysitism|monophysites]] in the Synod of Sidon/Tyre. He also founded many monasteries in his patriarchate.

==Life==

==Life==

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About 509, the Monophysite bishop of Hierapolis Xenaias attempted to make Patr. Elias ascribe to the Monophysite formula. Additionally, the emperor ordered Elias to convene a [[synod]] to condemn the Council of Chalcedon. However, Elias refused and in turn sent to the emperor a profession of orthodoxy. This document was carried by followers of the Monophysite Dioscorus and was altered enroute to contain an [[anathema]] against those who spoke of two natures in Christ. After Elias found about the falsification, he sent another unaltered copy.

About 509, the Monophysite bishop of Hierapolis Xenaias attempted to make Patr. Elias ascribe to the Monophysite formula. Additionally, the emperor ordered Elias to convene a [[synod]] to condemn the Council of Chalcedon. However, Elias refused and in turn sent to the emperor a profession of orthodoxy. This document was carried by followers of the Monophysite Dioscorus and was altered enroute to contain an [[anathema]] against those who spoke of two natures in Christ. After Elias found about the falsification, he sent another unaltered copy.

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In 512, at a Synod of Sidon, convened by the Monophysites, an attempt was made to condemn Chalcedon and to depose Elias and Flavian. However, largely through his efforts, Elias persuaded the Fathers of the Synod to do neither. The enraged Monophysite party went on to accuse the two of [[Nestorianism]], and got emperor Anastasius to depose them. Flavian was [[deposition|deposed]] first. He was succeeded by [[Severus of Antioch|Severus]] with whom Elias would not have communion. Later, the Count of Palestine, Olympus, confronted Elias with the choice of signing the Monophysite formula or be deposed. Elias refuse, was deposed, and then exiled, in 516, to Aila (near Aqaba in Jordan) on the Red Sea.

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In 512, at a Synod of Sidon/Tyre, convened by the Monophysites, an attempt was made to condemn Chalcedon and to depose Elias and Flavian. However, largely through his efforts, Elias persuaded the Fathers of the Synod to do neither. The enraged Monophysite party went on to accuse the two of [[Nestorianism]], and got emperor Anastasius to depose them. Flavian was [[deposition|deposed]] first. He was succeeded by [[Severus of Antioch|Severus]] with whom Elias would not have communion. Later, the Count of Palestine, Olympus, confronted Elias with the choice of signing the Monophysite formula or be deposed. Elias refuse, was deposed, and then exiled, in 516, to Aila (near Aqaba in Jordan) on the Red Sea.

He died in exile in 518.

He died in exile in 518.

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 Our father among the [[saint]]s, Hiero[[martyr]] '''Proterius of Alexandria''' was [[patriarch]] of the [[Church of Alexandria]]  from 451 to 457. He was murdered by partisans of Patr. [[Timothy II Aelurus of Alexandria|Timothy II Aelurus]], apparently in revenge for his [[deposition]]. St. Proterius is commemorated on [[February 28]].
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