Mor Dionysius of Tel Mahre

Title: Mor Dionysius of Tel Mahre
Description: Dionysios of Tel Maḥre (Patriarch 818–845) was a historian and a Syriac Orthodox patriarch. Born in Tel Maḥre, he became a monk and was later elected patriarch in 818. His tenure was marked by challenges, including opposition from schismatic groups and tensions with Muslim authorities. He worked to maintain unity in the church, gaining official support from Caliph al-Maʾmūn in 820 and obtaining decrees to suppress rival bishops. Dionysios also intervened in other Christian communities' issues, including the Bashmurites' revolt. He authored a historical work covering ecclesiastical and secular matters, though only fragments remain. Dionysios died in 845.