Index of Persons
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Masius,
Andreas — ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܡܐܣܝܘܣ
(
author, 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
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Maximus the
Confessor — ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ
(
saint
author, d. 662)
Names: Maximus the
ConfessorMaximusMaximus monkMaximus the
ConfessorMakhsīmōsMaḵsīmōsMaxime le Confesseur""Notable Greek theologian and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/628
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Elijah the Monk — ܐܠܝܐ
(
author, mid-6th cent. )
Names: EliyaElijah The MonkElijah the MonkÉlie""Author of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/63
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Melito of Sardis — ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ
(
author, 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
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Pseudo-Methodius(
saint)
Names: Pseudo-MethodiusMéthodeMethodiosMethodiosURI: http://syriaca.org/person/635
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Michael Badoqa — ܡܝܟܐܝܠ
(
saint
author, 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
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Mingana, Alphonse — ܐܠܦܘܣ ܡܢܓܐܢܐ
(
author, 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
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Moses of Aggel — ܡܘܫܐ ܐܓܠܝܐ
(
author, 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
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Moberg, Axel — ܐܟܣܠ ܡܘܒܪܓ
(
author, 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
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Mubarak, Butros(
author, 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
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Murad, Michael(
author, 1878 - 1952)
Names: Murad MichaelMurad Michael""He was born in . ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/644
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Moses of Mardin — ܡܘܫܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ
(
author, 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
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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
(
author, 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
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Narsai — ܢܪܣܝ
(
saint
author, d.
)
Names: NarsaiNarsaiNarsaïNARSAÏNarsai (Narsetes)""Poet and teacher of exegesis at the ).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/650
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Nathaniel of Sirzor — ܢܬܢܝܐܝܠ
(
author, 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
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Nau, François — ܦܪܢܣܝܣ ܢܘ
(
author, 1864 - 1931)
Names: Nau FrançoisNau FrançoisNau François""Syriac scholar, co-founder of the Patrologia Orientalis.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/652
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Nestorius of Beth Nuhadra — ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ
(
author, 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
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Nestorius — ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ
(
saint
author,
-
)
Names: NestoriusNestoriusNesṭōrīyōsNesṭōrīyōsNestorius of
ConstantinopleNestorius ou Trois docteurs nestoriensNESTORIUS DE CONSTANTINOPLE""Bp. of Constantinople from 428 to 431.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/655
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Nicholas of Damascus — ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ
(
author, ca. 64 BC - after 4 BC)
Names: Nicolaus of DamascusNicholas of Damascus"Historian and peripatetic philosopher who served as adviser to Herod the Great 74 4 BC Excerpts from the Syriac version of his compendium..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/656
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Nilus of Ancyra — ܢܝܠܘܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ
(
author, 4th/5th cent. )
Names: Nilus of AncyraNilus the SolitaryNilus the RecluseNilus of AncyraNeilosNeilos""Greek monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/657
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Nöldeke, Theodore — ܬܐܘܕܘܪ ܢܘܠܕܟܗ
(
author, 3/2/1836 - 12/25/1930)
Names: Nöldeke TheodorNöldeke Theodore""German Semitist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/661
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Nuri, Athanasios
Ignatios — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܢܘܪܝ
(
author, 1857 - 1947)
Names: Nuri Athanasios
IgnatiosNūrī Athanasios
Ignatios""He was born in Mardin of Niʿmatallāh Nūrī and Katherine daughter of ʿAbdulmasīḥ Tarzi and was given the baptismal name Naṣrallāh.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/662
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Nuro, Abraham(
author, 1923 - 2009)
Names: Nuro AbrohomNuro AbrahamAbraham Nura""Educator and modern reformer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/663
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Palladius of Aspuna — ܦܠܕܝܣ
(
author, ca. 400 )
Names: Palladius of AspunaPalladiusPalladePalladiosPalladios""Greek author and bp. of Helenopolis (in Bithynia).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/668
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Papa bar ʿAggai — ܦܦܐ ܒܪ ܥܓܝ
(
author, 280 -
)
Names: Papa bar ʿAggaiPapa of SeleuciaPapa bar AggaiPapa bar ‘AggaiPapa, patriarch of the Church of the
EastPĀPĀ, PatriarchPapa bar ʿAggaiPàpā bar ʿAggai""Bp. of Seleucia-Ctesiphon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/669
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Ahudemmeh — ܐܚܘܕܐܡܗ
(
author, d.
)
Names: AhudemmehAḥudemmeh of Balad
Aḥudemeh MarAḥūdemmehAhoudemmehBaladʾAḥūdemmēhAhoudemmehAḤŪDEMMEHAḥudemmeh""Metropolitan ‘of the East’, known as the Apostle of the Arabs.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/67
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Paul of Nisibis — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(
author, d.
)
Names: Paul of NisibisPawlos of NisibisPaul of NisibisPaul of NisibisPAUL, métropolite de NisibePaulus Nisibenus""Theologian, biblical commentator, and bp. of Nisibis, for which position he was selected in 544 by Cath. Mar Aba, his former teacher.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/673
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Paul the Persian — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܦܪܣܝܐ
(
author, first half of 6th cent. )
Names: Pawlos the PersianPaul the PersianPaul the Persian""Itinerant E-Syr. scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/674
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Paul the Philosopher — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ
(
author, mid-6th cent. )
Names: Pawlos the PhilosopherPaul the PhilosopherPawlos the
PersianPaul the Philosopher""Author of philosophical works.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/675
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Payne Smith Margoliouth, Jessie(
author, 1856 - 1933)
Names: Payne Smith Margoliouth JessiePayne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth) Jessie""Syriac scholar and compiler of , she gained her knowledge of Syriac and of lexicography from her father.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/676
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Payne Smith, Robert — ܒܐܝܢ ܣܡܝܬ
(
author, 1818 - 1895)
Names: Payne Smith RobertPayne SmithPayne Smith Robert""Syriac scholar and compiler of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/677
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Perley, David
Barsum(
author, 1901 - 1979)
Names: Perley David
BarsumPerley David
Barsum""Assyrian nationalist writer and activist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/678
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Sergius the Monk — ܕܝܪܝܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ
(
author, 577 )
Names: Sergius the Ascetic MonkSargis the MonkSergius the MonkSergius of NicaeaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/68
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Peter the Iberian — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܒܪܝܐ
(
saint
author,
- 491, 488 )
Names: Peter the IberianPIERRE l’IbèrePierre l’IbèrePeṭrus IberāyāPeter the IberianPaṭrōs ʾĪḇerāyāPierre l’IbèrePIERRE L'IBÈRE"The son of Bosmarios king of Georgia Iberia he was brought up in Constantinople as a political hostage at the court of the..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/680
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van der Ploeg, Johannes
P. M.(
author, 1909 - 2004)
Names: van der Ploeg Johannes
P. M.van der Ploeg Johannes
P. M."Scholar of OT and Syriac professor of OT and Semitic studies at the Catholic University of Nijmegen now Radboud University The Netherlands from..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/682
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Porphyry of Tyre — ܦܪܦܘܪܝܘܣ
(
author, ca. 232 - ca. 305)
Names: Porphyry of TyrePorphyry""Greek author and Neoplatonist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/684
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Proba of Antioch — ܦܪܘܒܐ
(
author, probably 6th cent. )
Names: Proba of AntiochProbȧProbus of Antioch ArchdeacoṅProba of AntiochProbus""Syriac commentator on Aristotle’s writings on logic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/686
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Proba, metropolitan of
Chalcedon — ܦܪܘܒܐ ܕܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ
(
author, late 6th cent. )
Names: Proba metropolitan of
ChalcedonProba metr. of
ChalcedonProba metropolitan of
ChalcedonProbus"Metropolitan of Chalcedon Most of what is known about this Proba comes from the only extant fragment of Dionysios of Tel Maḥre s..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/687
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Proclus of Constantinople — ܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ
(
author, d. 446/447)
Names: Proclus of ConstantinopleProclus of ConstantinopleProclus de Constantinople""Bp. of Cyzicus and since 434 Patr. of Constantinople.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/688
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Jacob Baradaeus — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ
(
saint
author, d. 578)
Names: Jacob BaradaeusYaʿqub BurdʿoyoJacob Mar BaradaeusJacob BurdʿoyoJacob BaradaeusYaqub BurdoyoYa‘qub Burd‘oyoJacob BurdoyoJacob Burd‘oyoJacobYaʾqōḇJacquesJacques BaradéeJACQUES BARADÉEJacobus Burde'ana (Baradaeus)""Bp. of (542–578) and missionary.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/69
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Qarabashi, ʿAbd
al-Masih Nuʿman — ܥܒܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܩܪܗܒܫ
(
author, 1903 - 1983)
Names: ʿAbd
al-Masih Nuʿman QarabashiʿAbd
al-Masīḥ Nuʿmān QarabashīQarabashī Abd al-Masīḥ NumānQarabashī ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Nu‘mān""He was born in Qarabash near Diyarbakır (Amid).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/691
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Qiryo, John — ܝܘܚܢܐ ܩܪܝܘ
(
author, 1874 - 1946)
Names: Qiryo YuḥannaQiryo John""He was born in Alqosh.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/696
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Cyrus of Edessa — ܩܝܘܪ̈ܐ
(
author, 6th cent. )
Names: Cyrus of EdessaQiyore of EdessaCyrus of EdessaCyrus of EdessaCyrus (Qijore) Edessenus""Syriac author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/697
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Qoro, Elias
Malke(
author, August 1881 - 1962)
Names: Qoro Elias
MalkeQoro Elias
Malke""Patr. delegate to Malankara.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/698
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Isaiah bar Hadbo — ܐܫܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܒܘ
(
author, 327 )
Names: Isaiah Bar ḤadboEshaʿya bar ḤadboIsaiah bar HadboEshaya bar ḤadboEsha‘ya bar ḤadboURI: http://syriaca.org/person/7
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Cyriacus of
Tella — ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܕܬܠܐ
(
author, 6th century )
Names: Quryaqos of Tella
Cyriacus of
TellaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/70
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al-Rahib, Elias — ܐܠܝܐܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ
(
author, 1860 - 1949)
Names: al-Rāhib Eliasal-Rahib Elias""He was born in Shaqlāwa of the Sher family.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/700
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Rahmani, Ignatius
Ephrem II — ܐܝܓܢܜܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܪܚܡܐܢܝ
(
author, 11/7/1848 - 1929)
Names: Raḥmani Ignatius
Ephrem IIRahmani Patriarch AphramRahmani Ignatius
Ephrem II""Patr. (1898-1929), scholar, and liturgist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/701
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Yaʿqo Nukhraya — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
(
author, 1841 - 1921)
Names: Yaʿqo NukhrayaRhétoré JacquesRhétoré JacquesYaʿqo NukhrayaYoḥannan bar
Qushta""French Dominican missionary, scholar, writer and poet in Sureth.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/704
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Romanos the Melodist — ܪܘܡܢܐ
(
author, ca. 485 - ca. 560)
Names: Romanos the MelodistRomanos the MelodistRomanos""Byzantine hymnographer and deacon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/706
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Saba, Boutros — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܣܐܒܐ
(
author, 1893 - 1961)
Names: Saba BoutrosSaba Boutros""He was born in Barṭelle, studied at Sharfeh from 1906, and then at the Syriac Catholic Seminary in .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/707
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Sabrishoʿ I,
catholicos — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(
author,
- 604)
Names: Sabrishoʿ I catholicosSabrishoʿ ISabrishoʿ I catholicosSabrisho ISabrisho ISabrisho‘ ISawrishoSAWRĪŠŌ'Sabrišoʿ ISabrisho' I, KatholikosSaḇrīšōʾSabrisho I""Cath. (596-604). He originated from and was born ca. 525.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/708
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Sabrishoʿ bar Paulos — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ
(
saint
author, late 12th cent. )
Names: Sabrishoʿ bar PawlosSabrisho bar PaulosSabrishoʿ of
MosulSabrisho bar PawlosSabrisho‘ bar PawlosSabrishōʿSawrishoSabrishoʿ bar PaulosSab(h)rîšôʿ b Paulos""Author of a hymn for Mid-Lent, preserved in the (see Gewargis Warda) and published by Cardahi.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/709
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Sergius bar Karyo — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܟܪܝܐ
(
author, 580 )
Names: Sergius Bar KaryaSargis bar KaryoSergius bar KaryoSergius bar KaryaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/71
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Sachau, Eduard — ܐܕܘܪܕ ܣܟܐ
(
author, 7/20/1845 - 9/17/1930)
Names: Sachau EduardSachau EduardSachau EduardSachau""German scholar of Arabic, Aramaic, and Syriac.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/710
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Sahdona — ܣܗܕܘܢܐ
(
author, early 7th cent. )
Names: SahdonaSahdona (Martyrius)Sahduna (Martyrius) bishop of MahuzaSahdonaSahdona (Martyrius)Sahdona seu Martyrios""Monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/711
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Sionita, Gabriel — ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ
(
author, ca. 1577 - 1648)
Names: al-Ṣahyūnī JibrāʾīlSionita GabrielGabriel Sionitaal-Ṣahyūnī Jibrāʾīlal-Ṣahyūnī Jibrāʾīl""Professor of Arabic and Syriac in Rome, Venice, and Paris. Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/712
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Salman, Hanna(
author, 1914 - 1981)
Names: Salmān ḤannaSalman Hanna""He was born in Maʿsarteh and joined the Taw Mim Simkath orphanage in Adana.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/714
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Salomon, Désiré(
author, 1838 - 1914)
Names: Salomon DésiréSalomon Désiré""Salomon was born in Tkhuma and grew up in Khosrowa where he was a pupil at the French Lazarist (i.e. Vincentian) Seminary.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/715
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Samuel, Athanasios
Yeshuʿ — ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ
(
author, 1907 - 1995)
Names: Samuel Athanasios
YeshuʿSamuel Athanasios
YeshuʿSamuel Athanasios YeshuSamuel Athanasios Yeshu‘""Bp. of (1947-48), and first bp. of the United States (1957-95).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/716
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Sergius bar Wahle — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܘܚܠܐ
(
author, ca. 1500 )
Names: Sargis bar WaḥleSergius bar WahleSergius of
AzerbaijanSerge Bar WahléSergius bar Waḥle""Monk and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/717
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Sergius Bahira — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܚܝܪܐ
Names: Sargis BḥiraSergius BahiraBahiraSergios Baḥira""Sargis Bḥira is the name of a Syriac monk who allegedly met the Prophet Muḥammad and inspired him to begin preaching to the Arabs.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/718
Sauget, Joseph-Marie(
author, 1926 - 1988)
Names: Sauget Joseph-MarieSauget Joseph-Marie""Scriptor in the Vatican Library (1958-88), and author of numerous valuable studies on Syriac and Christian Arabic literature.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/719
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Paul II, Patriarch of Antioch — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
(
author, d. 581)
Names: Paul Patriarch of Antioch
IIPawlos of Beth UkomePaul Patriarch of Antioch
IIPaul of Beth UkomePaul of Beth-Ukame""Patr. Pawlos’s name (‘of the house of the black ones’) was rendered in Greek as ‘of the black (ones)’ (Melanos, sing., or Melanōn, plur.).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/72
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Sawma, Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܨܘܡܐ
(
author, 1913 - 1996)
Names: Sawma AbrohomSawma Abraham""He was born in Midyat and joined Taw Mim Simkath in 1919 in Adana where he learned Syriac under Dolabani.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/720
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Sauma, Rabban — ܪܒܢ ܨܘܡܐ
(
saint
author, 13th cent. )
Names: Ṣawma RabbanSauma RabbanRabban SaumaṣawmāSaumaṢaumāSaumaṢawma, Rabban"Ṣawma was a monk of the Ch of E who sometime around 1275 set out from Dadu also known as Khān Bālīq i..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/721
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Scher, Addai — ܐܕܝ ܫܝܪ
(
author, 1867 - 6/15/1915)
Names: Scher AddaiScher AddaiScher Addai""He was born Asmar Ṣlewa Scher in 1867 in Shaqlāwa near Arbela.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/723
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Schulthess, Friedrich — ܫܘܠܬܝܙ
(
author, 1868 - 1922)
Names: Schulthess FriedrichSchulthess Friedrich""Professor of Semitics; scholar of Syriac, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, and Arabic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/724
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Secundus — ܣܩܘܢܕܘܣ
(
author, 2nd cent. )
Names: SecundusSecundus""Pythagorean philosopher (perhaps fictional) in the time of Hadrian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/727
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Selb, Walter(
author, 5/22/1929 - 6/2/1994)
Names: Selb WalterSelb Walter""Jurist and historian of Law; professor at the University of Vienna. ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/728
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Cyrus of Batnan — ܩܘܪܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ
(
author, 582 )
Names: Cyrus of Baṭnan
The PriestQuro of Baṭnan
Cyrus of Batnan
Cyrus of BatnaeCyrus of BatnaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/73
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Shahdost of Tirhan — ܫܗܕܘܣܬ
(
author,
)
Names: Shahdost of TirhanShahdostEustathius of
TirhanShahdost of TirhanSahdostŠĀHDŌST"Bp of Tirhan According to the Catalogue of ʿAbdishoʿ chap 111 Shahdost wrote a synodical oration some letters along with canons and some..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/732
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Shalita — ܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܛܐ
(
saint
author,
)
Names: Shaliṭa MarMar ShalitaSt. ShalitaShaliṭāShalitaShallitaŠalītāShalitaŠALLĪTA""Syriac sources count Mar Shaliṭa among the traditional seventy disciples of Mar Awgen""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/733
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Shalita of Reshʿayna — ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܪܫܥܝܢܐ
(
author, 8th cent.? )
Names: Shalita of ReshʿaynaShalliṭa of ReshʿaynaShalliṭa of ReshaynaShalliṭa of Resh‘aynaShallita de Resh ‘AynaShallitaShallita of Rishaina""Bp. of Reshʿayna and author of liturgical texts. ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/734
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Sharbokht bar Msargis — ܨܗܪܒܘܟܬ ܒܪ ܡܣܪܓܝܣ
(
author, 9th cent. )
Names: Ṣharbokht bar MsargisSeharboktSharbokht bar Msargis""Scholar, probably active as a teacher in the theological school and perhaps also in the Christian medical teaching institute ( ) of Beth Lapaṭ (Gondeshapur) in Khuzistan.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/736
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Shaʿya, Elias — ܐܠܝܣ ܫܥܝܐ
(
author, 1895 - 1970)
Names: Shaʿya EliasShaʿya EliasShaya EliasSha‘ya EliasShaya ElijahSha‘ya Elijah"He was born in Barṭelle in 1895 ordained deacon by Athanasios Tumo Qaṣīr in 1928 and then a priest for Sanjār by Ignatius..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/738
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Shemʿon, Eshai — ܐܝܫܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ
(
author, 6/20/1909 - 11/1975)
Names: Shemʿon EshaiShemʿon EshaiShemon EshaiShem‘on Eshai""Patr. Eshai was consecrated as a boy of eleven after the death of his uncle Mar Shemʿon Pawlos.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/739
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John of Ephesus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ
(
author, ca. 507 - 589)
Names: John of Ephesus
Yuḥanon of Ephesus
John of Ephesus
John of AsiaJean d’ÉphèseJohn of EphesusIoannes Ephesi (aut Asiae)""Monk, missionary, church leader, (titular) Bp. of Ephesus, hagiographer, and historian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/74
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Simeon of Rev Ardashir — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܪܝܘܐܪܕܫܝܪ
(
author, 7th or 8th cent. )
Names: Shemʿon of Rev ArdashirSimeon of Rev ArdashirSimeon of RewardeshirShemon of Rev ArdashirShem‘on of Rev ArdashirSimeon of RewardashirSimeon e Rewardashir"Author of a treatise on family and hereditary law metropolitan bp Shemʿon wrote his law book in Persian but it is known to..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/740
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Simeon Shanqlawi — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܫܢܩܠܘܝ
(
author, late 12th - early 13th cent. )
Names: Shemʿon ShanqlawiSimeon ShanqlawiSimeon of
ShanqlabadShemʿon of
ShanqlabadShemon ShanqlawiShem‘on Shanqlawi""Author, teacher of Yoḥannan bar Zoʿbi.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/741
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Simeon of
Taybutha — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ
(
author, late 7th cent. )
Names: Shemʿon d-ṬaybuthehSimon the ascetic physician TaybuthaSimon d-ṬaybuthehSimeon of
TaibuthehShemon d-ṬaybuthehShem‘on d-ṬaybuthehSimeon of
TaybuthaSimeon d-TaibuthaShem'on d-Taybutheh""One of the bright representatives of E.-Syr. mysticism.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/742
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Simeon the
Stylite — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ
(
saint
author, ca. 380 - 459)
Names: Simeon the
StyliteShemʿun the StyliteSimon the StyliteSimeon the
StyliteSimon the
StyliteShemun the StyliteShem‘un the StyliteShemʿun d-EsṭōunēhSymeon the StyliteŠemʾōn d-ʾEsṭōnēhSyméon le StyliteSIMÉON LE STYLITEŠemʿôn der Stylite""Saint. Born in the village of Sisa near Nicopolis, Shemʿun was the child of Christian parents.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/744
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Solomon of Basra — ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܕܒܨܪܐ
(
author, 1222 )
Names: Shlemon of BaṣraSolomon of BasraSolomon of
BasrahSalomon de BassorahSolomon of Baṣra""Bp. and writer. Shlemon was the metropolitan bp. of Prat d-Mayshan, or Baṣra, on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab in southern Iraq.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/745
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Shubhalmaran — ܫܘܒܚܠܡܪܢ
(
author, d. 620?)
Names: ShubhalmaranShubḥalmaranShubhalmaranShubḥalmaran of Karka de Beth SelokShubhalemara Bishop in Karka d-Bet SlokShubhalemaran ep. in Karka de Beth Selok""Writer on ascetic life and biblical commentator; metropolitan of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/746
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Silas of Qardu — ܣܠܘܢܘܣ ܕܩܪܕܘ
(
author, ca. 8/9th? )
Names: Silwanos of QarduSilas of QarduSilvanus of QarduSilvanusSilvanus de Qardu"Author or compiler of two sets of questions and answers appended to the Urmia recension of Theodoros bar Koni s Scholion as well..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/748
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Sindbad the Sage — ܣܢܕܒܢ
(
author)
Names: Sindbad the SageSindbadSindbad the SageSyntipas"The Book of Sindbad the Sage on the wiles of women is probably a product of the Late Sasanian Empire Perry though others..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/749
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Peter of Kallinikos — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܓ ܩܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ
(
saint
author, d. 591, 2nd half of 6th cent. )
Names: Peter of KallinikosPeter of KallinikosPeter of KallinikosPeter of al-Raqqa
IIIPeter of
CallinicumPeṭrāPeter of CallinicusPēṭrāPierre de CalliniquePeter of KallinikosPetrus e Callinico""Syr. Orth. Patr. of , theologian, and liturgist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/75
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Smith, Agnes — ܐܓܢܝܣ ܠܘܝܙ
(
author, 4/16/1843 - 1926)
Names: Smith AgnesSmith AgnesSmith AgnesLewis Mrs. Agnes""Independent self-taught scholars.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/751
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Smith, Margaret — ܡܪܓܪܝܬ ܓܒܣܢ
(
author, 4/16/1843 - 1920)
Names: Smith MargaretSmith MargaretSmith MargaretGibson Mrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/752
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Ignatius Sobo — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܣܒܐ
(
author, d. 1389)
Names: Sobo IgnatiusSobo Ignatius""First Patr. of Ṭur ʿAbdin.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/753
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Sobo, Malki al-Qas
Afram — ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܒܐ
(
author, 1895 - 1979)
Names: Sobo Malki al-Qas
AframSobo Malki al-Qas
Afram""He was born in Arbo, Ṭur ʿAbdin.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/754
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Sophronius of Jerusalem — ܣܘܦܪܘܢܝܣ
(
author, d. 638)
Names: Sophronius of JerusalemSophroniusSophronius of JerusalemSophrone de Jérusalem""Patr. of (from 634) and Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/757
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Strothmann,
Werner(
author, 2/23/1907 - 6/19/1996)
Names: Strothmann WernerStrothmann Werner""Protestant theologian; scholar of Syriac and Near-Eastern studies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/758
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Julian I — ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(
author, d. 595)
Names: Yulyanos IJulian IIJulian IURI: http://syriaca.org/person/76
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Symmachus — ܣܘܡܟܘܣ
(
author)
Names: SymmachusSymmachus"Author of a supplement covering Cant 6 12 to the end probably originally in Greek preserved at the end of the Syriac translation..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/761
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Abraham of Amid — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܡܝܕܝܐ
(
author, d. 598)
Names: Abraham of Amid
Abraham of Amid
Abrohom of Amid
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/77
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Tappuni,
Gabriel(
author, 11/3/1879 - 1/29/1968)
Names: Tappuni GabrielTappuni Gabriel"He was born in to a Syr Cath family on 3 Nov 1879 and after his studies in the local Seminary of St..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/770
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Tatian of Adiabene — ܛܛܝܢܘܣ
(
author, ca. 120 - ca. 185)
Names: Tatian of AdiabeneTatianTatian of AdiabeneTatianosTatianos""Apologist, teacher, composer of the Diatessaron.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/771
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Thabit b. Qurra — ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ
(
author, 826? - 901)
Names: Thabit b. QurraThābit b. Qurra"Abū al Ḥasan Thābit b Qurra b Marwān al Ṣābī al Ḥarrānī the most famous of the Ṣābian scholars from the Abbasid period..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/777
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Theano — ܬܝܐܢܘ
(
author)
Names: TheanoTheano""Pythagorean philosopher, usually considered to be either the wife or the daughter of Pythagoras (d. 497/6 BC).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/778
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Theodora,
Roman empress — ܡܠܟܬܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ
(
saint
author, d. 548)
Names: Theodora (Empress)Theodora Roman empressTheodora Roman empressTheodoraTēʾōḏōrāTēʾōḏōrāThéodora""Raised as a child acrobat in the circus, Theodora married the future emperor Justinian I in 523.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/779
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John the Chanter — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܣܐܠܛܘܣ
(
author, d. 600)
Names: John the ChanterJohn the ChanterYuḥanon the psaltosJohn the psaltosJean PsaltèsURI: http://syriaca.org/person/78
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Theodore of Mopsuestia — ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܡܗܦܣܘܣܛܝܐ
(
saint
author, ca. 350 - 428)
Names: Theodore of MopsuestiaTheodore of MopsuestiaTHÉODORE DE MOPSUETETheodoros von Mopsuestia""Bp. of Mopsuestia, biblical commentator, author of theological works and homilies.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/780
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Theodoret of Cyrrhus — ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܘܣ ܕܩܘܪܘܣ
(
author, 393 - 466)
Names: Theodoret of CyrrhusTheodoret of CyrrhusTheodoret of CyrrhusTheodoret of CyrusTheodoret of CyrrhusThéodoret de CyrThéodoretTheodoretTheodoretos""Bp., biblical exegete, church historian, hagiographer, and defender of Antiochene Christology against Cyril of Alexandria.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/781
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Theodore Abu Qurra — ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܐܒܘ ܩܘܪܪܗ
(
author, d. probably after 829)
Names: Theodoros Abū QurraTheodore Ibn QurraTheodore Abu QurraTheodore Abu
Qurrah""Author, bp. of Ḥarran.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/782
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Theodore bar
Koni — ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܟܘܢܝ
(
author, end of the 8th cent. )
Names: Theodore bar
KoniTheodoros bar KoniTheodore Bar KuniTheodore bar
KoniTheodorus Bar Koni (Kewani)""Author, who taught at the exegetical .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/783
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Theodosius, patriarch of Alexandria — ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(
saint
author, d. 566, 649-657 )
Names: Theodosius patriarch of AlexandriaTheodosius of AlexandriaTheodosius Patriarch of AlexandriaTheodoreṮēʾōḏāsīyōsThéodoseTHÉODORE""Patr. of ; leader of the Egyptian and Syrian anti-Chalcedonians.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/784
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Theodotus of Amid — ܬܐܘܕܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܡܝܕܐ
(
saint
author, d.
)
Names: Theodotos of AmidTheodotus of AmidTheodotus of AmidaTheodute of AmidaTheodotusThéodote d’AmidTHÉODOTE""Holy man and bp. His Syr. name is written with final , which has led modern scholars to read ‘Theodota’ or ‘Theodote’.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/785
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Theodotus, metropolitan of Ancyra — ܬܐܘܕܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܢܩܘܪܐ
(
author, first half of 5th cent. )
Names: Theodotus metropolitan of AncyraTheodotus of AncyraTheodotus metropolitan of Ancyra""Greek author and bp. of Ancyra.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/786
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Theophilos of Edessa — ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
(
author, d. 785)
Names: Theophilos of EdessaTheophilos of EdessaTheophilus of EdessaTheophilus of Edessa""Multifaceted author, historiographer, and translator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/787
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Rufina, the
silver merchant — ܪܘܦܝܢܐ ܬܓܪܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ
(
author, 6th century )
Names: Rufina the
silver merchantRufina the
Silver MerchantRufinus
Rufina, the
silver merchant is mentioned by Barsoum as the author of a defense of Severus of Antioch against Leontius of Jerusalem .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/79
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Timothy I, catholicos — ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(
author, 727/8 - 823)
Names: Timotheos ITimothy I CatholicosTimothy ITimothy I catholicosTimotheus I Katholikos""Cath. of the Ch. of E. Timotheos was born in the village of Ḥazza (near Arbela in ).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/790
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Timothy II, catholicos — ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
(
author, early 14th cent. )
Names: Timothy II catholicosTimotheos IITimothy IITimothy II""Cath. (1318–53?) and author. His baptismal name was Yawsep.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/791
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