Dositheos (patriarch of Jerusalem)
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31 May 1641 - Constantinople
8 Feb. 1707) was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
between the years 1669-1707 and a theologian of the Orthodox Church. He was known for standing against influences of the Roman Catholic and Protestant
Churches. He convened the Synod of Jerusalem to counter the Calvinist
confessions of Cyril Lucaris
.
Dositheus was born in Arachova, Greece on May 31, 1641. Little of his early life is known. He was ordained a deacon in 1652 and elevated to archdeacon of Jerusalem in 1661. In 1666, he was consecrated archbishop of Caesarea Palestinae (now Ḥorbat Qesari, Israel
). In 1669, he was elected patriarch of Jerusalem.
He became very involved in the state of the Orthodox Church in the Balkans, Georgia, and southern Russia, particularly after Patriarch Cyril Lucaris of Constantinople set forth in his Confession of Faith (1629) his agreement in the doctrines of predestination and justification by faith alone. In 1672, Patriarch Dositheos convened the Synod of Jerusalem that rejected all the Calvinist doctrines and reformulated Orthodox teachings in a manner that distinguished them from Roman Catholicism as well as Protestantism.
In correspondence with Peter I of Russia
, he objected to Peter's reforms that subjected the Church to the state, particularly with his abolition of the Patriarchate of Russia
. Dositheus failed in his attempt to get Peter to intercede for the Orthodox Church in the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire
in 1702.
Dositheos died in Constantinople on February 8, 1707. In 1715, it was published his twelve volume History of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
Arachova
Arachova is a town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Distomon - Arachova - Antikyra, according the programme Kallikrates, of which it is a municipal unit....
31 May 1641 - Constantinople
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8 Feb. 1707) was the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is the head bishop of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, ranking fourth of nine Patriarchs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since 2005, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has been Theophilos III...
between the years 1669-1707 and a theologian of the Orthodox Church. He was known for standing against influences of the Roman Catholic and Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
Churches. He convened the Synod of Jerusalem to counter the Calvinist
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
confessions of Cyril Lucaris
Cyril Lucaris
Cyril Lucaris born Constantine Lukaris or Loucaris was a Greek prelate and theologian, and a native of Candia, Crete . He later became the Greek Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Cyril I...
.
Dositheus was born in Arachova, Greece on May 31, 1641. Little of his early life is known. He was ordained a deacon in 1652 and elevated to archdeacon of Jerusalem in 1661. In 1666, he was consecrated archbishop of Caesarea Palestinae (now Ḥorbat Qesari, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
). In 1669, he was elected patriarch of Jerusalem.
He became very involved in the state of the Orthodox Church in the Balkans, Georgia, and southern Russia, particularly after Patriarch Cyril Lucaris of Constantinople set forth in his Confession of Faith (1629) his agreement in the doctrines of predestination and justification by faith alone. In 1672, Patriarch Dositheos convened the Synod of Jerusalem that rejected all the Calvinist doctrines and reformulated Orthodox teachings in a manner that distinguished them from Roman Catholicism as well as Protestantism.
In correspondence with Peter I of Russia
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
, he objected to Peter's reforms that subjected the Church to the state, particularly with his abolition of the Patriarchate of Russia
Russian Orthodox Church
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. Dositheus failed in his attempt to get Peter to intercede for the Orthodox Church in the peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
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in 1702.
Dositheos died in Constantinople on February 8, 1707. In 1715, it was published his twelve volume History of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.