The cause of his leaving Amida was probably either the great plague which broke out there in 534 or the furious persecution directed against the Monophysites by Ephrem, patriarch of Antioch, and Abraham (bishop of Amida c.520-541).
The cause of his leaving Amida was probably either the great plague or the furious persecution directed against the Monophysites by Ephrem. The cause of his leaving Amida was probably patriarch of Antioch. The cause of his leaving Amida was probably Abraham (bishop of Amida c.520-541). This great plague broke out there in 534.