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Hierarch · 7th century

Sophronius of Jerusalem

Also known as Sophronius the Wise · Sophronius the Sophist

Born in Damascus around 560 and known for his learning and love of philosophy, he became Patriarch of Jerusalem and defended Orthodoxy against the Monothelite heresy. He led the Church through the Persian and Arab conquests of the Holy Land.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints