Sophronios, born in Damascus around 560, was a highly educated monk
and prolific writer who spent much of his life traveling in the
Eastern Roman Empire and promoting the doctrines of the
controversial Council of Chalcedon (451). The Homilies—like his
poetry, biographies, and miracle accounts—bear eloquent testimony
to his tireless struggle on behalf of Orthodoxy and the Christian
way of life. The seven sermons collected here were delivered during
his short tenure, at his life’s end, as patriarch of Jerusalem
(634–638). He saw the Holy City capitulate to the Arab army
(638). His Nativity Sermon (634), given while Bethlehem was under
siege and his congregation was barred from the annual procession
from Jerusalem to the birthplace of Christ, vividly reflects the
approach of Islamic forces. Other targets of his venom include
pagans, Jews, and despised heretics of all hues. Based on a
completely new edition of the Byzantine Greek text, this is the
first English translation of the homilies of Sophronios.
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