Neophytos Nasri
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Neophytos Nasri was bishop of Saidnaya
of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
and took a preeminent part in the 1724 split of the Melkite Church.
and in 1696 he was one of the founders of the Basilian Chouerite Order
. He served also as a preached in Amid. In 1722 he was appointed bishop of Saidnaya, and consecrated Bishop
in the same year by Patriarch Athanasius III Dabbas
.
On October 1, 1724 he consecrated Cyril VI Tanas
as bishop and Patriarch of the Melkite Church, so originating the split of the Melkite Church. After persecutions from the Orthodox party, he had to leave Saidnaya and in 1730 he moved to Rome
, where he died on 21 February 1731 and was buried in the chapel of Propaganda Fide.
A biography of Néophytos Nasri was written by his disciple Ignatius Quandalaft.
Saidnaya
Saidnaya is a city located in the mountains, 1500 metres above sea level, north of the city of Damascus in Syria and was one of the episcopal cities of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch...
of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...
and took a preeminent part in the 1724 split of the Melkite Church.
Life
Nasrallah Néophytos Nasri was born in Aleppo in 1670. He entered young a monk in the Balamand MonasteryBalamand Monastery
The Balamand Monastery , is an Antiochian Orthodox monastery founded in 1157 in Balamand near Tripoli, Lebanon.- References :...
and in 1696 he was one of the founders of the Basilian Chouerite Order
Basilian Chouerite Order
The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The Latin name of this order is Ordo Basilianus Sancti Iohannis Baptistae, the French name is Ordre Basilien Chouerite de St...
. He served also as a preached in Amid. In 1722 he was appointed bishop of Saidnaya, and consecrated Bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....
in the same year by Patriarch Athanasius III Dabbas
Athanasius III Dabbas
Patriarch Paul Procopius Athanasius III Dabbas , sometimes known also as Athanasius IV, was the last Greek Patriarch of Antioch before the 1724 split which divided the Melkite Church between the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch....
.
On October 1, 1724 he consecrated Cyril VI Tanas
Cyril VI Tanas
Patriarch Cyril VI Tanas, also known as Cyril VI of Antioch , became the first leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church following the schism of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in 1724...
as bishop and Patriarch of the Melkite Church, so originating the split of the Melkite Church. After persecutions from the Orthodox party, he had to leave Saidnaya and in 1730 he moved to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he died on 21 February 1731 and was buried in the chapel of Propaganda Fide.
A biography of Néophytos Nasri was written by his disciple Ignatius Quandalaft.