Baselios Solomon

Baselios Solomon
Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Church Syriac Orthodox Church
Archdiocese Maphrianate of the East
Diocese Mosul and Nineveh
In office 1509-1518
Predecessor Baselios Abraham II
Successor Baselios ‘Abd Allah
Orders
Consecration 1509
by Ignatius Yeshu I
Rank Maphrian
Personal details
Born Mardin, Ag Qoyunlu
Died 1518
Esfes, Ottoman Empire

Baselios Solomon was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1509 until his death in 1518.

Biography

Solomon was born in the city of Mardin in the late fifteenth century to Joseph, son of Elianus of Mardin. He received his education at the Monastery of Mor Hananyo, where he also became a monk. Solomon was consecrated maphrian by the patriarch Ignatius Yeshu I in late 1509, two years after the death of the previous maphrian, and adopted the name Baselios and took up residence in the Monastery of Mor Mattai.

In 1514, Solomon was forced to flee from the Monastery of Mor Mattai to the village of Esfes in Tur Abdin, north of İdil, upon facing accusations of having committed a crime. The maphrian resided in Esfes and continued to administer the maphrianate until his death in 1518.

References

Preceded by
Baselios Abraham II
Syriac Orthodox Maphrian of the East
1509-1518
Succeeded by
Baselios ‘Abd Allah
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