Qenneshre - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ
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“A W.-Syr. monastery that in its heyday (6th–9th cent.) stood out as a center of Greek study in the Syriac-speaking Near East and which played a key role in the transmission of Greek learning into Syriac.”1
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“ܒܫܶܡ ܡܳܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܳܐ ܥܠ ܝܰܕ ܦܪܳܬ ܠܩܘܽܒܠܐ ܕܓܰܪܐܒܠܣ. ܐܶܫܬܰܬܐܣ ܚܕܳܪ ܫܢܰܬ 530 ܘܺܝܪܶܒ ܫܡܗ ܘܐܝܺܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܝܰܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܶܘܳܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܰܡܗܰܒܒܝܢ ܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܕܳܪܐ ܬܫܺܝܥܳܝܐ ܘܰܥܪܳܐ ܒܰܙܒܢ ܕܥܰܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܬܠܳܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫܰܒܥܝܢ ܕܰܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܰܘܩܕܽܘܗܝ ܐܢܳܫܝ̈ܢ ܟܘܐܪܓ ܘܫܰܟܠܠܗ ܕܝܺܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܐ ܘܐܰܗܦܟܗ ܠܐܝܟܰܢܳܝܘܬܗ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܬܐ ܫܢܰܬ 822 ܘܐܶܬܬܰܠܘܰܬ ܠܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܐ ܕܫܰܡܝܫܛ ܚܕܳܪ ܫܢܰܬ 1025 ܘܗܳܝ ܕܓܰܠܝܐ ܩܰܘܝ̣ ܟܰܕ ܥܰܡܝܪ ܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܪܝܫ ܡܰܐܬܐ ܕܰܬܠܳܬܰܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܘܰܠܚܰܪܬܐ ܥܰܠܥܶܠ ܙܰܒܢܐ ܒܐܢܳܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܶܬܠܰܝܬܝܺܘ ܢܝ̣̈ܫܐ ܕܒܶܢܝܳܢ̈ܘܗܝ”3
“باسم توما الرسول على شاطئ الفرات مقابل بلدة جرابلس انشئ حول سنة 530 واستفاضت شهرته وكان له ايام غر زهر الى القرن التاسع، وحوى ايام عمارته ثلثمائة وسبعين راهبا، احرقه بعض الخوارج فرمه ديونيسيوس الاول واعاده سيرته الاولى سنة 822 عضد الكنيسة بسبعة بطاركة وخمسة عشر اسقفا حتى سنة 930 والحق بابرشية سميساط حول سنة 1025 والاظهر انه ظل عامرا حتى صدر المئة الثالثة عشرة ثم عصف الدهر باهله وتنكرت معارف اطلاله.”4
“444. Qenneshre, Monastery of”1
“A W.-Syr. monastery that in its heyday (6th–9th cent.) stood out as a center of Greek study in the Syriac-speaking Near East and which played a key role in the transmission of Greek learning into Syriac.”1
“built in the name of the Apostle Thomas on the bank of the Euphrates, opposite Jarabulus, about 530. It was a famous monastery until the ninth century and at its high point housed about 370 monks. It was burned by some dissenters, but was restored by Patriarch Dionysius I in 822. By 930, seven patriarchs and fifteen bishops had graduated from it. About 1025 it was attached to the diocese of Samosata. It is probable that it remained active until the thirteenth century, after which it was abandoned. See our article in the Patriarchal Magazine, 4: 265-278.”5
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- 1 J. Tannous, "Qenneshre, Monastery of." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 345-346.
- 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 46, 116, 127–128, 177, 178, 182, 229, 282, 322, 345–346, 352, 368, 407, 408,
418, 432, map: Map II B1.
- 3 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܨܘܡ, ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, ܚܬܳܡܳܐ ܬܪܰܝܳܢܳܐ2nd ed. (Holland: ܡܛܒܥܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1991)., p: 550-551.
- 4 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and اغناطيوس افرام الاول برصوم, كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, الطبعة الرابعة4th ed. (Holland: مطبعة ابن العبري بدير مار افرام السريانيBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1987)., p: 513.
- 5 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 568.
- 6 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: Monastery of Qenneshre, Qenneshre.
- 7 Roger Bagnall et al., Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places., entry: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/658579.
- 8 Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī and ياقوت الحموي, معجم البلدان (Beirut: دار الكتب العلميةDār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya, 1990)., p: II:598.
- 9 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 3, 7.
- 10 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 831.
- 11 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.
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- Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
- Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
- Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
- Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Florence Jullien
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
- Arabic description entry by Dayroyo Roger-Youssef Akhrass
- Syriac description entry by Robert Aydin
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- Initial Barsoum entry creation by David A. Michelson