Elias I of Antioch

10th-century Patriarch of Antioch

d. 934

66th Patriarch of Antioch (Greek line)

Offices

Elias, fl. 907–934, was the Chalcedonian Patriarch of Antioch from 907 to 934. Prior to his elevation to the patriarchate, he served as a secretary at the Abbasid Caliph's court in Baghdad. He is noted for his diplomatic engagements with the Eastern Roman Empire, particularly concerning the Tetragamy controversy and the treatment of prisoners of war.

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

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