Historical personal name
Qiryaqos
Related to the documented Quryaqos/Kyriakos name; the precise Qiryaqos form and Greek literal meaning remain unverified.
- Language layer
- Personal name in Syriac tradition; Greek etymology and exact catalogue form require separate evidence
- Written spelling
- Not independently checked
- Personal-name evidence
- Quryaqos, also identified as Kyriakos, patriarch of Antioch from 793 until his death in 817.
- Pronunciation & audio
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- Popularity / modern gender
- Not established by these sources.
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Meaning, use and context
Witold Witakowski documents Quryaqos, also called Kyriakos, as a Syriac Orthodox patriarch. His earlier monastic life and origin in Tagrit are distinguished from his later office. The source gives a firm ordination date but notes disagreement about the month of his death.
His tenure involved attempts at church union, disputed liturgical language, synods and an enduring schism. Works transmitted under his name include canons, letters and theological homilies. This is a historical use of a personal name, not proof that every saint or patriarch called Kyriakos was the same person.
The catalogue uses Qiryaqos while the checked source prints Quryaqos. The relationship between regional romanizations and the proposed Greek 'of the Lord' meaning requires independent evidence. Current popularity, reviewed Syriac script and native-speaker pronunciation are not inferred from this patriarch's biography.
Evidence for this entry
- Witold Witakowski — Quryaqos, GEDSH ↗
Quryaqos/Kyriakos historical bearer, patriarchate, documentary works and uncertainty about death month; not exact Qiryaqos spelling or Greek meaning.
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