Elias of Jerusalem

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Elias of Jerusalem (494-516) was a bishop of the 6th century CE. Elias was Patriarch of Jerusalem until being deposed by Emperor Anastasius I for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon.[1][2] He was the main opponent of the monophysites in the Synod of Tyre.[3]

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  1. ^ Peter Farrington, V. C. Samuel (2001). The Council of Chalcedon Re-Examined. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1401016448. 
  2. ^ Margaret Bunson, Stephen Bunson (2003). Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. ISBN 1931709750. 
  3. ^ "Elias of Jerusalem". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
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