Mafriano (English spelling) [Italy]

Japanese: マフリアノ（英語表記）mafriano[イタリア]

The title of bishop second only to Patriarch in the Monophysite Jacobite Church of Christianity. It comes from the Syriac māpryānā (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 "Patriarch of the East." It was used as the title of the de facto head of the Jacobite Church from the 11th century, and remained in use until the end of the 19th century. [Tatsuya Moriyasu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

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。11世紀よりヤコブ派教会の事実上の首長の称号として用いられ，19世紀の末まで存続した。【森安達也】

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