Severus of Antioch
Severus the Great of Antioch (Greek: Σεβῆρος; Syriac: ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ), also known as Severus of Gaza or the Crown of Syrians (Syriac: ܬܓܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܥܝܐ, romanized: Tagha d'Suryoye; Arabic: تاج السوريان, 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.
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| Patriarch of Antioch and All the East | |
| Born | c. 459/465 Sozopolis, Eastern Roman Empire (modern-day Uluborlu, Isparta, Turkey) |
| Died | 8 February 538 Xois, Eastern Roman Empire (modern-day Sakha, Egypt) |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 8 February (Coptic Church), 29 September (Syriac Orthodox) |
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