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Severus of Antioch — ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 2/8/0538) Names: Severus of Antioch Severus of Antioch St.Sévère d’AntiocheSeverusSeverus of AntiochSēwērāSévèreSévère d’Antioche (notice)SÉVÈRE""Patr. of , theologian, and prolific Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/51
Gregory Nazianzen — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 330 - 390) Names: Gregory NazianzenGregory of NazianzusGregory NazianzenGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōrīyōsGregoryGregory NazianzusGrīǥōrīyōsGrégoireGrégoire de NazianzeGrīghōryōsGregory the TheologianGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThéologienGregorios von NazianzGregorios von Nazianz""Greek Church Father, and one of the three Cappadocian Fathers, whose influential writings earned him the title 'the theologian'.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/511
Gregory of Nyssa — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 330 - ca. 395) Names: Gregory of NyssaGregory of NyssaGrégoire de NysseGregorios von NyssaGregorios von Nyssa""Greek Church Father. One of the three Cappadocian Fathers, and the brother of Basil and Macrina.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/512
Gregory the Wonderworker — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܥܒܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 3rd cent. ) Names: Gregory Thaumaturgusthe 'Wonderworker'Grégoire le ThaumaturgeGrīghōryōsGregory the WonderworkerGrīgōrīyōsGrégoire le ThaumaturgeGregorios ThaumaturgosGregorios Thaumaturgos"Greek author 1763 94 Several of his works were translated into Syriac the most important of which is a Discourse on the Passible..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/513
Gregory I, catholicos — ܓܪܝܓܘܪ ܩܕܡܝܐ Names: Grigor IGregory I catholicosGregory IGregorius (Grigor) I, Katholikos""Cath. since 605. Grigor originated from Prat d-Mayshan.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/514
Guidi, Ignazio(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1844 - 1935) Names: Guidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi IgnazioGuidi"Italian Syriac scholar One of the most eminent scholars in the philology of Semitic and Eastern Christian literatures he taught at the University..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/517
Guillaumont, Antoine(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1915 - 2000) Names: Guillaumont AntoineGuillaumont Antoine""Syriac scholar, specialist of Eastern Christian asceticism and monasticism.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/518
Habbi, Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 12/23/1938 - 2000) Names: Habbi YusufHabbi Joseph""Notable Iraqi scholar, priest and educator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/519
John bar Aphtonia — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 475 - ) Names: John bar AphtoniaJohn bar AphtoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtoniaJean bar AphtonyaYuḥanān bar AptoniyāJohn bar AphthoniaJohn Bar AphtoniaYōḥanān bar ʾAptōnyāJean bar AphtoniaJEAN BAR APHTONIAJohn bar Aphtonia""Monastic founder and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/52
de Halleux, André(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1929 - 1994) Names: de Halleux Andréde Halleux André"Patristic and Syriac scholar He was Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain and became de facto editor of CSCO after the death..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/522
Hanno, Solomon(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1918 - 200?) Names: Ḥanno SulaymanHanno Solomon""He was born in Arkaḥ and studied Syriac at the village school.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/523
al-Haqilani, Abraham(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1664) Names: al-Ḥāqilānī Ibrāhīmal-Haqilani AbrahamAbraham EcchellensisAbraham Echellensis""Professor of Syriac and Arabic, Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/524
Harris, James Rendel — ܪܢܕܠ ܗܐܪܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1852 - 1941) Names: Harris James RendelHarris James RendelRendel Harris""British New Testmient scholar, Syriac scholar, textual critic, and paleographer, who was instrumental in creating the modern field of Syriac Studies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/527
Hatch, William Henry Paine(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1875 - 1972) Names: Hatch William Henry PaineHatch William Henry Paine""New Testmient scholar; professor at General Theological Seminary of New York (1908-17) and at Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, MA (1917-46); Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/528
Ezekiel I — ܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ Names: Ḥazqiel IEzekiel IEzekiel the CatholicosEzechiel (Hazqiel) Katholicos""Cath. since 567 or 570, as successor of the deposed Cath. Yawsep.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/529
Simeon of Beth Arsham — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܫܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. before 548) Names: Simeon of Beth ArshamShemʿun of Beth Arsham Simon of Beth Arsham Simeon of Beth ArshamShemun of Beth ArshamShem‘un of Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArshamSyméon de Beth ArchamShemʿōnSymeon the BishopŠemʾōnSyméon l’évêque""Polemical writer and bp.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/53
Henana of Adiabene — ܚܢܢܐ ܚܕܝܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 610) Names: Henana of AdiabeneḤenanaHenana of AdiabeneḤnānāḤnānāHenânâ d’AdiabèneḤenana of AdiabeneHenana""School director and exegete.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/530
Henanishoʿ I — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܚܓܝܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 699/700) Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IHenanishoʿ IḤenanisho IḤenanisho‘ IHnanisho’ catholicosHnanishoḤNĀNĪŠŌḤenanišoʿ I (the Lame)Henanisho' I Katholikos""Cath. since 685/6; author of a law book and of exegetical homilies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/531
Henanishoʿ II — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܬܪܝܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 779/80) Names: Ḥenanishoʿ IIHenanishoʿ IIḤenanisho IIḤenanisho‘ IIḤenanišoʿ II""Bp. of Lashom and subsequently Cath.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/532
Henanishoʿ bar Seroshwai — ܚܢܢܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܣܪܘܫܘܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, probably 2nd half of 9th cent. ) Names: Henanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤenanishoʿ bar SeroshwayHenanishoʿ bar SeroshwaiḤannan Yeshuʿ Bar SarushawayhḤenanisho bar SeroshwayḤenanisho‘ bar SeroshwayḤannan Yeshu Bar SarushawayhḤannan Yeshu‘ Bar SarushawayhḤenanishoʿ bar Saroshwai""Bp. of Ḥirta; lexicographer and biblical interpreter.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/533
Hiba of Edessa — ܗܝܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 457) Names: Hiba of EdessaHibaIbasHiba of EdessaIbasHiba (Ibas)""Bp. of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/534
Hippolytus of Rome — ܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܕܪܘܡܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 2nd/early 3rd cent. ) Names: Hippolytus of RomeHippolytus of RomeHippolyte de Rome""Author writing in Greek of problematic identity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/537
Hubeika, Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1878 - 1944) Names: Hubeika JosephḤubeika Joseph""He was born to ʿBeid Salmān Ḥubeika in Baskintā in the region of Metn.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/541
Hunayn b. Ishaq — ܚܘܢܝܢ ܒܪ ܐܝܣܚܩ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 808 - 873) Names: Ḥunayn b. IsḥāqAbū Zayd Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq b. Sulaymān b. Ayyūb al-ʿIbādīJohannitiusḤunayn Ibn IsḥāqHunain ibn IshaqḤunain ibn IshaqHunayn b. Ishaq"Physician philosopher theologian and translator His full name is Abū Zayd Ḥunayn b Isḥāq b Sulaymān b Ayyūb al ʿIbādī and he was..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/542
Ibn al-Tayyib — ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܗ ܒܪ ܛܝܒ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1043) Names: Ibn al-TayyibIbn al-ṬayyibIbn al-Tayyib‛Abd Allah Ibn al-Ṭayyib Abu al-FarajIbn at-Tayyib""Priest, theologian, exegete, physician, translator, and philosopher. His full name is Abū al-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib al-ʿIrāqī.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/543
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
Jamil, Samuel(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1847 - 1917) Names: Jamīl ShmuʾelJamil SamuelSamuel GiamilJamīl ShmuʾelJamīl Shmuʾel""He was born in Talkef of Shimʿun Jamīl and Farīdeh. In 1866 he joined the Monastery of Rabban Hormizd, whose Abbot then was Elishaʿ Tīshā.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/570
Jansma, Taeke(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1919 - 2007) Names: Jansma TaekeJansma Taeke""Syriac scholar, professor at the university of Leiden, The Netherlands.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/571
John Chrysostom — ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܟܪܘܣܘܣܛܘܡܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 347 - 407) Names: John ChrysostomJean ChrysostomeYōḥanānJohn ChrysostomYōḥanānJean ChrysostomeJohannes ChrysostomosJohannes Chrysostomos""Bp. of Constantinople (398-404).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/573
John Climacus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܠܝܡܐܟܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 600 ) Names: John ClimacusJohn Climacus""Abbot of the monastery of Sinai around the year 600.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/574
John of Damascus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 750) Names: John of DamascusJohn of Damascus""Greek theologian and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/575
John Philoponus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܝܠܠܘܦܘܢܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 490 - ca. 575) Names: John PhiloponusJohn PhiloponosJohn PhiloponusJohn Philoponos""Greek philosopher and lay theologian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/576
Josephus, Flavius — ܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: Josephus FlaviusJosephusJosephus Flavius""Jewish historian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/577
Julian of Halicarnassus — ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܗܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܝܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 520 ) Names: Julian of HalicarnassusJulian of HalicarnassusJulian of HalicarnassusJulian the Phantasiast bishop of Halicarnassus""Bp., theologian, controversialist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/579
Zechariah Rhetor — ܙܟܪܝܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 5th/early 6th cent. ) Names: Zacharias RhetorZachariah the RhetorZechariah RhetorZacharias ScholasticusZacharias ScholasticusZacharias bp. of MytileneZacharie le RhéteurZacharias RhetorZacharias""Greek author and bp.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/58
Khamis bar Qardahe — ܟܡܝܣ ܒܪ ܩܪܕܚܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 13th cent.? ) Names: Khamis bar QardaḥeKhamis CardahiKamis bar QardahéKamis bar CardahéKhamis bar Qardahe"E Syr poet possibly priest in or near Arbela Khamis appears to have been a younger contemporary of Bar ʿEbroyo to whose poem..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/587
Khouri-Sarkis, Gabriel(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 2/27/1898 - 4/20/1968) Names: Khouri-Sarkis GabrielKhouri-Sarkis Gabriel""Prelate of the Syriac Catholic Church and founder and director of the periodical .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/588
Khoury, Asmar(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1916 - 200?) Names: Khoury AsmarKhoury Asmar""He was born in ʿAynward and studied Syriac under Dolabani in Dayr al-Zaʿfarān from 1928 to 1931.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/589
Daniel of Salah — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨܠܚܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, mid-6th cent. ) Names: Daniel of SalahDaniel of Ṣalaḥ Daniel of SalahDaniel of ṢalaḥDaniel of Ṣalaḥ (Danyēl Ṣalḥāyā)""Biblical exegete, theologian, abbot and possibly bp.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/59
de Lagarde, Paul Anton — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܠܐܟܐܪܕ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1827 - 1891) Names: de Lagarde Paul Antonde Lagarde Paul Antonde Lagarde Paul Antonde Lagarde Paul"Scholar of Semitic and Eastern languages and literatures professor of Eastern languages at the University of Göttingen His earliest publications are under the..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/592
Lamsa, George(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 1891 - 1975) Names: Lamsa GeorgeLamsa George""Bible translator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/593
Land, Jan Pieter Nicolaas — ܠܐܢܕ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1834 - 1897) Names: Land Jan Pieter NicolaasLand Jan Pieter NicolaasLand Jan Pieter NicolaasLand""Syriac scholar; professor at the universities of Amsterdam and Leiden.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/594
Leloir, Louis(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1911 - 1992) Names: Leloir LouisLeloir Louis""Benedictine Syriac and Armenian scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/595
Leo of Harran — ܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܪܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 8th or early 9th cent. ) Names: Leo of HarranLeon of ḤarranLeo the Malkite bishop of ḤarranLeo of Harran""Melkite theologian and to the bp. of Ḥarran in the late 8th or early 9th cent.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/596
Leroy, Jules(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1903 - 1979) Names: Leroy JulesLeroy Jules""French art historian and Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/597
Levi Della Vida, George(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1886 - 1967) Names: Levi Della Vida GiorgioLevi Della Vida George"Italian Syriac scholar An outstanding Semitic scholar he devoted to Syriac literature only a lesser part of his activity mainly at the beginning..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/598
Theophilos of Edessa — ܬܐܘܦܝܠ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 309 ) Names: Theophilos of Edessa Theophilus of Edessa Theophilos of Edessa URI: http://syriaca.org/person/6
Anonymous 601 — Author of the Macarian Homilies(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: Anonymous 601Author of the Macarian HomiliesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/601
Alexius, the Man of God — ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ) Names: Alexius the Man of GodMan of God of EdessaAlexius the Roman (the Man of God)AlexiusGabra d-ʾAlāhāgaḇrā d-ʾAlāhāAlexisRishaAlexius the Man of GodAlexius the Man of GodSt Alexis"This general title is given to the anonymous saintly protagonist of a narrative set in in the 5th cent The core original story..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/607
Mani — ܡܐܢܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 216 - ca. 276) Names: ManiMani""Founder of a religious movement (Manichaeism).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/608
Manna, Jacob Awgen — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܓܝܢ ܡܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1867 - 1928) Names: Manna Jacob AwgenManna Yaʿqob AwgenManna Jacob AwgenAwgen MannaJacques EugèneManna Yaqob AwgenManna Ya‘qob Awgen""Bp. and scholar. ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/609
John II of Qenneshre — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܝܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 544 ) Names: John abbot of the Monastery of Qenneshrin IIYuḥanon of Qenneshre IIJohn of Qenneshre IIURI: http://syriaca.org/person/61
Maqdisi, Jeremiah(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1847 - 1929) Names: Maqdisi JeremiahMaqdisī Jeremiah""He was born in in 1864.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/612
Marcian the Monk(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 4th/5th cent. ) Names: Marcian the MonkMarcian the MonkMarkianosMarkianos""Monastic author (or authors) of uncertain identity (he is unlikely to be the Marcian of Theodoret, [History of the Monks] 3, as Lebon argued).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/615
Marcion — ܡܪܩܝܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 160) Names: MarcionMarcion""Early Christian thinker, founder of the Marcionites.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/616
Mark the Monk — ܡܪܩܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 5th cent.? ) Names: Mark the MonkMark the MonkMarkosMarkos""Greek monastic author of uncertain identity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/619
Maron — ܡܪܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 4th cent. ) Names: MaronMaronMaronSt. MaronMarun Mar""St. Maron, a charismatic hermit who lived in the region of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/621
Mary, Mother of God — ܡܪܝܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: MaryMary VirginMaryam yāldath AlāhāMary, Mother of GodMaryam yāldaṯ AlāhāMarieMarie Mère de Dieu""Mary, mother of Jesus, features prominently in all the Syriac liturgical and literary traditions.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/624
Masius, Andreas — ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܡܐܣܝܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1514 - 1573) Names: Masius AndreasMasius AndreasMasius AndreasMasius"Humanist early scholar of Syriac Born in the village of Lennik near Brussels Masius studied Hebrew Greek and Latin in Louvain Throughout his..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/625
Maximus the Confessor — ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 662) Names: Maximus the ConfessorMaximusMaximus monkMaximus the ConfessorMakhsīmōsMaḵsīmōsMaxime le Confesseur""Notable Greek theologian and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/628
Elijah the Monk — ܐܠܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, mid-6th cent. ) Names: EliyaElijah The MonkElijah the MonkÉlie""Author of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/63
Melito of Sardis — ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 2nd or 3rd cent. ) Names: Melito of SardisMeliton the PhilosopherMelito of SardisMelitoBischof Meliton von SardesMelito of Sardis"Meliton is the presumed author of a short Oration before Antoninus Caesar preserved in ms Brit Libr Add 14 658 the same ms..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/631
Pseudo-Methodius(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Pseudo-MethodiusMéthodeMethodiosMethodiosURI: http://syriaca.org/person/635
Michael Badoqa — ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th-7th cent. ) Names: Michael BadoqaMichael MalpanaMichael BadoqaMICHEL BADŌQAMichael magister Nisibenus""Syriac author and exegete; during Ḥenana’s tenure as its head (572-610).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/637
Mingana, Alphonse — ܐܠܦܘܣ ܡܢܓܐܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1878 - 1937) Names: Mingana AlphonseMingana AlphonseMingana Alphonse""He was born in Sharansh al-ʿUlya near Zakho and named Hurmiz.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/639
Moses of Aggel — ܡܘܫܐ ܐܓܠܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th cent. ) Names: Mushe of AggelMoses of Agel Moses of AggelMoses of InghileneInghileneMoses of Aggel""Translator of Cyril of Alexandria’s Glaphyra and of the History of Joseph and Aseneth (incorporated into Pseudo-Zacharias’s Ecclesiastical History, I.6).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/64
Moberg, Axel — ܐܟܣܠ ܡܘܒܪܓ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1872 - 1955) Names: Moberg AxelMoberg AxelMoberg Axel""Professor of Near-Eastern languages at Lund University, Sweden, 1908–37, and Vice Chancellor of the same university, 1926–36.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/640
Mubarak, Butros(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1663 - 1742) Names: Mubarak ButrosMubārak BuṭrosPietro BenedettiPetrus BenedictusPierre AmbarachMubarak Peter""Born in Batḥa, near Ghosṭa, in , Mubārak was sent to the Maronite College in Rome at a very young age, in 1672.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/643
Murad, Michael(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1878 - 1952) Names: Murad MichaelMurad Michael""He was born in . ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/644
Moses of Mardin — ܡܘܫܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 16th cent. ) Names: Moses of MardinMushe of MardinMoses al-ṢawriMoses of MardinMoses of Mardin"Priest scribe and bp A native of the village of Qāluq in the region of Ṣawro near Mardin Mushe was sent by Patr..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/646
Moses of Nisibis — ܡܘܫܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ Names: Moses of NisibisMushe of NisibisMoses of NisibinMoses of Nisibis""Scribe, abbot of Dayr al-Suryān, collector of mss.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/647
Naqqasheh, Ephrem — ܐܦܪܝܡ ܢܩܫܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1850 - 1920) Names: Naqqāsheh AframNaqqasheh EphremNaqqasheh, Afram""He was born in to ʿAbdulaḥad b. Eliās Naqqāsheh and Khāliṣah daughter of Qas Boutros and given the baptismal name Behnam.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/649
Narsai — ܢܪܣܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ) Names: NarsaiNarsaiNarsaïNARSAÏNarsai (Narsetes)""Poet and teacher of exegesis at the ).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/650
Nathaniel of Sirzor — ܢܬܢܝܐܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 600 ) Names: Nathniel of SirzorNathaniel of SirzorNatniel of SirzorNathanael of SirzorNathanael (Natniel) ep. In Sirzor""Bp. of Sirzor; biblical interpreter.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/651
Nau, François — ܦܪܢܣܝܣ ܢܘ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1864 - 1931) Names: Nau FrançoisNau FrançoisNau François""Syriac scholar, co-founder of the Patrologia Orientalis.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/652
Nestorius of Beth Nuhadra — ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. ca. 800) Names: Nestorios of Beth NuhadraNestorius of NuhadraNestorius of Beth Nuhadra""From 790 until his death, Nestorios occupied the episcopal see of Beth Nuhadra.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/654