Thomas I of Jerusalem
patriarch of Jerusalem
b. 8th century · d. 821
60th Bishop of Jerusalem (Patriarch)
Offices
Thomas I of Jerusalem, also known in Persian as Tamriq, was the Patriarch of Jerusalem of the Church of Jerusalem from 807 to 821. Patriarch Thomas held a firm Orthodox theological position and opposed both the iconoclasts and the filioque. He is considered a saint, commemorated in May 16.
Related people
- George of Jerusalem succeeded · inferred
- Basil of Jerusalem preceded · inferred
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Oriens Christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus 1 claim — Oriens Christianus III, col. 101 sqq. — De Patriarchatu Hierosolymitano