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{{Short description|Melkite patriarch of Antioch}}
'''Theodoret''' was the [[Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch|Melkite (Greek) patriarch of Antioch]] in the late 8th century and possibly into the 9th, during the reign of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid caliph]] [[Harun al-Rashid]]. The exact dates of his patriarchate are the subject of disagreement.<ref name=JCLCC>John C. Lamoreaux and Cyril Cairala (eds.), ''The Life of Timothy of Kakhushta: Two Arabic Texts'' (Brepols, 2000), p. 457.</ref> Date ranges of {{circa|787}}–{{circa|799}}, 795–812 and {{circa|794}}–811 have been offered.<ref name=JCLCC/><ref name=RH>[[Robert G. Hoyland]], ''[[Seeing Islam As Others Saw It|Seeing Islam As Others Saw It: A Survey and Evaluation of Christian, Jewish and Zoroastrian Writings on Early Islam]]'' (Darwin Press, 1997), p. 114.</ref>
Theodoret plays a central role in the ''Life'' of the hermit [[Timothy of Kakhushta]], who admonishes him for his luxurious living.<ref name=PW>Philip Wood, ''The Imam of the Christians: The World of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, c. 750–850'' (Princeton University Press, 2021), pp. 107–111.</ref> The ''Life'' is the only source to record that he was arrested by Harun.<ref>Clive Foss, "Byzantine Saints in Early Islamic Syria", ''Analecta Bollandiana'', Vol. 125, No. 1 (2007), pp. 93–119, at 103.</ref> The saint's prayers reportedly saved him from execution and, when oil blessed by Timothy cured the caliph's son, the patriarch even received concessions for his flock.<ref name=RH/> The 12th-century ''Chronicle'' of [[Michael the Great]] reports that Theodoret deposed [[Theodore Abu Qurra]] as [[bishop of Harran]], but doubt has been cast on the accuracy of this report.<ref>Aaron M. Butts, [https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Theodoros-Abu-Qurra "Theodoros Abū Qurra"], in [[Sebastian P. Brock]], Aaron M. Butts, [[George A. Kiraz]] and Lucas Van Rompay (eds.), ''Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage'' (Gorgias Press, 2011; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018).</ref>
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