Severus of Antioch

Saint

Severus of Antioch
Patriarch of Antioch
ChurchSyriac Orthodox Church
Installed16 November 512
Term ended5 February 538
PredecessorFlavian II of Antioch
SuccessorSergius of Tella
Personal details
Bornc.459 or c.465
Died5 February 538
Xois, Eastern Roman Empire
BuriedZogag Monastery
NationalityRoman
DenominationOriental Orthodoxy
Sainthood
Feast day8 February (Coptic Church), 29 September (Syriac Orthodox)
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Church

Severus of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; Syriac: ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), also known as Severus of Gaza, or the Crown of Syrians (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ, romanized: Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السريان, romanized: Taj al-Suriyan), was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 512 until his death in 538. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 8 February.