Theodoros 322 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Variant Names | T'wdwrws 'bw Qwrh |
| Religion | Christian; Iconophile |
| Locations | Carrhae (officeplace); Carrhae (residence); Carrhae |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Bishop, Carrhae (office) |
| Textual Sources | Chronicon Anonymi ad annum 1234 pertinens, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, I = CSCO 81-82 (Paris, 1916-20), II = CSCO 109 (Louvain, 1937) (chronicle) |
Theodoros 322 was bishop of Harran (Carrhae), known as Abu Qurra; he was visited at Harran by the caliph al-Ma'mun 1 and they engaged in a long dispute about Christian beliefs, which was subsequently written down; this encounter is dated to the year 1140 Sel. and AH 214 (i.e. 829): Chron. 1234, ยค211 (II, pp. 22-23). Cf. further ODB III, p. 2041, with references; he was born between c. 740 and 750 and died between 820 and 825.
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