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Ignatius of Antioch — ܐܓܢܛܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 107, 110 ) Names: Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius the IlluminatorIgnaṭiyosIgnatius of AntiochIgnatiusʾAgnāṭīsIgnace d’AntiocheIGNACE""Bp. of , martyred in Rome.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/544
Ignatius Jacob III — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 1980) Names: Ignatius Jacob IIIIgnatius Yaʿqub IIIIgnatius Yaqub IIIIgnatius Ya‘qub III""He was born in of Tuma Gabriel Mari and Shmuni Isḥaq Mtuka, and was given the baptismal name Shābā (ʿAbd al-Aḥad).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/545
Isaiah of Scetis — ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 5th cent. ) Names: Isaiah of ScetisIsaiah of ScetisIsaiah of SceteAbba IsaiahAbba IsaiahIsaïe""Greek monastic writer of uncertain identity; author of the Asceticon ( 5555).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/548
Isaac, catholicos — ܐܝܣܚܩ Names: IsḥaqIsaac the Catholicos of CtesiphonIsaac , catholicosKatholikos JsḥaqKatholikos Jsḥaq""Bp. of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and Cath.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/549
Samuel of Reshʿayna — ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܪܝܫܥܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Samuel of Rish ‛Ayna Shmuel of ReshʿaynaSamuel of ReshʿaynaShmuel of ReshaynaShmuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of ReshaynaSamuel of Resh‘aynaSamuel of RishainaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/55
Isaac of Nineveh — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ) Names: Isaac of NinevehIsḥaq of NinevehIsaac of NinevehIsḥāqIsaac of NinevaIsaacʾĪsḥāqIsaac de NiniveISAACIsaac of NinevahIsaac the SyrianIsaac Ninivita""Influential monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/550
Isaac Shbadnaya(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1439/40 ) Names: Isḥaq ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac of SchbednaIsaac Qardahé ShbadnayaIsaac ShbadnayaIsaac Qardahe Shbadnaya""Priest and author, also known as Asko Shbadnaya and Isḥaq Qardaḥa Eshbadnaya.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/551
Ishoʿ bar Nun — ܝܫܘܥܒܪܢܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 828) Names: Ishoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIshoʿ bar NunIsho bar NunIsho bar NunIsho‘ bar NunĪšō‘ bar NūnIsho ' (Iesus) Bar Nun, Katholikos""Cath. (823–28), author of commentaries on the entire Bible.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/552
Ishoʿ of Merv — ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent. ) Names: Ishoʿ of MervIshoʿ of MervJoshua of MervIshoʿ MaruzayaʿĪsā al-MarwazīIsho of MervIsho‘ of MervIshoʿ of MerwIshoʿ of Merv""Author of a Syriac lexicon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/553
Ishoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir — ܝܫܘܥܒܘܟܬ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 8th cent.? ) Names: Ishoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshoʿbokht of Rev ArdashirIshobochtIshobokht of Rev ArdashirIsho‘bokht of Rev ArdashirIshobokt of RewardashirIshoʿbokht of Rev Ardashir""Author of a treatise on secular law; metropolitan bp. of Fars.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/554
Ishoʿdad of Merv — ܝܫܘܥܕܕ ܡܪܘܙܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 850 ) Names: Ishoʿdad of MervYeshu‛dad of MervIshodad of MervIshodad of MervIsho‘dad of MervIshoʿdad of MervIsho' dad e Merw""Bp. of Ḥdatta, author of commentaries on both the OT and NT.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/555
Ishoʿdnah of Basra — ܝܫܘܥܕܢܚ ܕܒܨܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent. ) Names: IshoʿdnaḥYesho‛dnaḥ of BaṣraIshodenah of BasrahIshodnaḥIsho‘dnaḥIsho’denah de BasraIsho‘dnah de BasraIshoʿdnah of BasraIsho' Denah e Basra""Metropolitan of Prat d-Mayshan (Baṣra) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/556
Ishoq Saliba — ܐܝܣܚܩ ܨܠܝܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1730) Names: Ishoq SalibaIsḥoq Ṣaliba""Last bp. of Dayro d-Mor Abay.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/558
Ishoʿyahb I — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܐܪܙܘܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 595) Names: Ishoʿyahb IIshoyahb IIshoyahb I of ArzonIshoyahb IIsho‘yahb IIshoʿyahb IIsho'jahb I, Katholikos""Cath. ca. 581/2-95. Originating from Beth ʿArbaye, he studied at the , and was for two years its head, before becoming bp. of Arzon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/559
Oecumenius, comes — ܩܘܢܬ ܐܝܩܘܡܘܢܝܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Oecumenius CountOikoumenios CountOecumenius comesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/56
Ishoʿyahb II of Gdala — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܓܕܠܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 646) Names: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala IIIshoyahb IIIshoyahb of GedalaIshoyahb II of GdalaIsho‘yahb II of GdalaIshoʿyahb II of GdalaIsho'jahb II, Katholikos""Cath. (628-45) and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/560
Ishoʿyahb III of Adiabene — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 659) Names: Ishoʿyahb of Adiabene IIIIshoʿyahb III of AdiabeneIshoyahb III of AdiabeneIsho‘yahb III of AdiabeneIsho’yahb d’AdiabèneYeshōʿyab bar BesṭōhmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosĪšōʾyahḇ bar BesṭōmagIsho‘yahb bar Bestohmag, catholicosIsho'jahb III, Katholikos""Patr. (649-59), author, and liturgical reformer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/561
Ishoʿyahb IV — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1025) Names: Ishoʿyahb IVIshoyahb IVIshoyahb IVIsho‘yahb IVIshoʿyahb IV""Cath. (1021-5) and formerly bp. of Beth Nuhadra, and exegete of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/562
Ishoʿyahb bar Malkon — ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܒܪ ܡܠܟܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 12th - early 13th cent. ) Names: Ishoʿyahb bar MalkonYeshuʿyahb Bar MalkunIshoyahb bar MalkonĪshūʿyābYashūʿyā b. MalkūnIshoyahb bar MalkonIsho‘yahb bar MalkonYeshuyahb Bar MalkunYeshu‘yahb Bar MalkunIshoʿyahb bar Malkon""Bp. of Mardin; metropolitan bp. of Nisibis; author, mostly writing in Arabic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/563
Isidore of Pelusium — ܐܝܣܝܕܘܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 4th/5th cent. ) Names: Isidore of PelusiumIsidore of PelusiumIsidore of Pelusium (al-Farma)""Greek author of 2000 short letters.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/564
Israel of Alqosh — ܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܠܩܘܫ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, around the end of the 16th and the first decades of the 17th cent. ) Names: Israel of AlqoshIsrael of AlqoshIsraël d’AlqoshIsrael of Alqosh""E-Syr. priest, poet, scholar, and scribe, founder of the Shikwānā (or Qashā) family of scribes.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/566
John Shahin of Amida — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܐܗܝܢ ܐܡܝܕܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1755) Names: Iwannis YuḥanonJohn of Amid Shahin MetropolitanJohn of Amida Shahin"Scribe and bp for various dioceses He was born Yuḥanon b Shahīn b Shamo of Amid also nicknamed b al ʿAraqjanji son of..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/567
Job of Edessa — ܐܝܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 760-835 ) Names: Job of EdessaIyob of EdessaJob of EdessaJob of EdessaAyyūb al-RuhāwīAjjûb der Gefleckte""Natural philosopher, translator, and physician, active in in the first Abbasid cent., nicknamed 'al-Abrash', or 'the Spotted'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/568
Jacob, Cyril — ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 199?) Names: Jacob CyrilJacob CyrilJacob CyrilQurilos Yaʿqub""He was born in ʿAynward in Ṭur ʿAbdin, and joined Dayr al-Zaʿfarān in 1928.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/569
Thomas of Germanicea — ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܓܪܡܐܢܝܩܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 542, 519 ) Names: Thomas bishop of Germanicia Tumo of GermaniceaThomas of GermaniceaTHOMASThomas of GermaniceaThomas was a miaphysite Bishop of Marʿash (ancient Germanicea) . He was in correspondence with Severus of Antioch and was banished to Egypt .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/57