Julian III

Julian III
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
Installed	688
Term ended	708
Predecessor	Athanasius II Baldoyo
Successor	Elias I
Personal details
Died	708

Julian III, also known as Julian the Roman and Julian the Soldier, was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 688 until his death in 708.

In his youth, Julian and his father served together in the Roman army, and he later became a monk at the Monastery of Qinnasrin. Julian was consecrated Patriarch of Antioch in 688, but quickly came into conflict with Jacob, Archbishop of Edessa, who strictly observed canon laws, and expelled clergymen who disobeyed him. Julian advised Jacob to treat the clergy less severely, however, Jacob responded by travelling to the Monastery of Qinnasrin, Julian's residence, where he set fire to a copy of the canon laws, criticised the patriarch for his laxity, and abdicated as Archbishop of Edessa.

During the Second Fitna, Denha, Archbishop of Tagrit, John, Bishop of Karma, and Joseph, Bishop of the Taghlib, conspired to perform episcopal ordinations without the permission of the patriarch. Subsequently, Julian confronted Denha at the Monastery of St. Matthew, and deposed Denha and Joseph with the support of the Caliph and replaced them with his own candidates.

In 706/707, Julian and Simon, Bishop of Harran, consecrated the Church of St. Theodore in Nisibis. It has been argued the consecration of a new church in Nisibis, a predominantly Nestorian city, symbolised the primacy of the Patriarch of Antioch over the east. Julian continued in the office of Patriarch of Antioch until his death in 708.

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