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enforcement of "dyo-physitism"—Consequent separation of Assyrian Church from "monophysite" Church of Empire—Reason for the acquiescence of the mass of Assyrian Christians in his policy—Existence of a minority—Council of Bait Lapat—Death of Piroz—Acacius Patriarch—Submission of Bar-soma—Council of Acacius—Canons concerning doctrine and clerical marriage—Relations of Bar-soma and Acacius—School of Nisibis—Armenian Church affairs—Council of Dvin—Final quarrel of Bar-soma and Acacius—Recognition of Acacius as orthodox at Constantinople—Death of Bar-soma |
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DISORDER AND REFORM—PATRIARCHATES OF BABAI, SILAS, MAR ABA
Kobad King of Persia—Mazdak the communist—Deposition and return of Kobad—Council of Babai and episcopal marriage—Monophysite minority in Persia—Romo-Persian war—Relation of the Churches in the two empires—Patriarchate of Silas—The "duality"—Massacre of Mazdakeans—Election of Aba as Patriarch—His previous Career—Position of the Church at his accession—Chosroes I king—Aba and his "perambulatory synod"—His other synodical documents—"De Moribus," "De Regimine Ecclesiæ," "Practica"—Commencement of persecution—Arrest of Aba—Accusations—His exile and return to Seleucia—Hesitation of king—Final release of Aba—His death |
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552–604—PATRIARCHATE OF JOSEPH, EZEKIEL, ISHU-YAHB, SABR-ISHU
Joseph as Patriarch—His tyranny and deposition—The plague—Bautha services—Romo-Persian war—Embassy of Ishu-yahb to Constantinople—His confession accepted as orthodox—Fresh separation caused by the "Three Chapters controversy"—Position of the Assyrian Church in the matter—Death of Ishuyahb—Sabr-Ishu the hermit Patriarch—His mistakes—Commencement of the Romo-Persian war of Chosroes II |
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