maphrian

…the title of bishop second only to patriarch in the Monophysite Jacobite Church of Christianity. It comes from the Syriac word mapryanā (meaning "one who ordains") and is called maphrian in English. It was established in the first half of the 7th century as a bishopric with jurisdiction over eastern regions such as Mesopotamia and Persia, and was originally called the "Patriarch of the East." …

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…キリスト教単性論派のヤコブ派教会における総主教に次ぐ主教の称号。シリア語māpryānā(〈叙階する者〉の意)に由来し，英語ではmaphrian。7世紀前半にメソポタミア，ペルシアなど東方諸地域を管轄する主教職として成立，当初は〈東方総主教〉とも呼ばれた。…

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