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Patricius
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
- Leader of the Jews against the Romans in the fourth century. When the Jews in Palestine were severely oppressed by the Roman general Ursicinus (351) they made a desperate attempt at revolt, which soon ended in their destruction. At their head stood a man who is called in Greek sources "Patricius" and in Jewish "Natrona." The latter name has a Messianic meaning and is not individual. The Jews gained possession of the town of Sepphoris (Diocæsarea) and of a few neighboring places; but they were soon subdued by Ursicinus (Pesiḳ R. , end, ed. Friedmann; Socrates, "Historia Ecclesiæ," 2:33; Sozomen, 2:33; Aurelius Victor, in the "Life of Constantius"), Sepphoris, Tiberias, Lydda, and many other cities being destroyed by the Romans (Jerome, "Chronicon," 283d Olympiad).From a passage in the Midrash referring to these events, where it is said that Nehemiah b. Ḥushiel (again a Messianic name) died before the gates of Jerusalem in the war against Constantinople (= Byzantine empire), it may be concluded that Patricius was killed in the battle; but the whole matter has not yet been cleared up.
- The father of Patricius (; B. M. 5a; Ḥul. 64b).
- Rabbi Patricius, brother of R. Drusus. He transmitted a statement of Abba b. Abina concerning the composition of the metal called in the Bible "gold of Ophir" (Yer. Yoma 41d; Ex. R. 35:1; Cant. R. 3:17; Num. R. 12:4; Bacher, "Ag. Pal. Amor." 3:527). Still later the name "Patrick" occurs in the responsa of the Geonim (Harkavy, "Studien und Mittheilungen," 4:263, Berlin, 1885).
Bibliography:- Grätz, Gesch. 3d ed., 4:315,456;
- Vogelstein and Rieger, Gesch. der Juden in 1:155;
- Jost (Gesch. der Israeliten, 4:200) contends that "Patricius" is not a proper name.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Patricius'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/patricius.html. 1901.