Index of Persons


A

Braun, Oskar — ܐܘܣܟܐܪ ܒܪܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1862 - 1931) Names: Braun OskarBraun OskarBraun OskarBraun""Syriac scholar, professor at the University of Würzburg, Germany.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/400
Brockelmann, Carl(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1868 - 1956) Names: Brockelmann CarlBrockelmann Carl""German Semitist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/402
Brooks, Ernest Walter — ܒܪܘܟܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1863 - 1955) Names: Brooks Ernest WalterBrooks Ernest WalterBrooks Ernest WalterBrooks""Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/403
Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis — ܒܕܓ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1857 - 1934) Names: Budge Ernest Alfred WallisBudge Sir Ernest Alfred WallisBudge Ernest Alfred WallisBudge""Scholar of Assyriology, Egyptology, Syriac, Coptic and Ethiopic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/404
Burkitt, Francis Crawford — ܒܘܪܟܝܬ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1864 - 1935) Names: Burkitt Francis CrawfordBurkitt Francis CrawfordBurkitt Francis CrawfordBurkitt""Biblical and Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/405
Cardahi, Gabriel — ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܩܪܕܚܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1845 - 1931) Names: Cardahi GabrielCardahi GabrielCardahi GabrielGabriʾel QardaḥeJibrāʾīl al-Qardāḥī""Lebanese Maronite priest and scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/406
Ceriani, Antonio Maria(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1828 - 1907) Names: Ceriani Antonio MariaCeriani Antonio MariaCeriani Antonio MariaCeriani""Prefect of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan (1870–1907); editor of Syriac biblical texts.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/410
Chabot, Jean-Baptiste — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1860 - 1947) Names: Chabot Jean-BaptisteChabot Jean-BaptisteChabot Jean-BaptisteChabot J. B."Born in Vouvray Indre et Loire France J B Chabot entered seminary where he studied Latin and Greek and was ordained as a..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/411
Jacob of Serugh — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܣܪܘܓ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 451 - 521) Names: Yaʿqub of SerughJacob the Malphono of Sarug MarJacob of SerughJacob of SarugYaqub of SerughYa‘qub of SerughJacques de SerughYaʿqōb d-Batnān da-SrugJacob of SerughYaʾqōḇ d-ḇatnān da-SrūgJacques de SarougJACQUES DE SAROUGSerughJacobus SarugensisJacob of BatnaeJacob of Serūg""Poet, known as ‘the Flute of the Holy Spirit and the Harp of the Church’; bp. of (519–21).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/42
Çiçek, Julius Yeshuʿ(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1941 - 2005) Names: Çiçek Julius YeshuʿÇiçek Julius YeshuʿÇiçek Julius YeshuÇiçek Julius Yeshu‘""He was born in Upper Kafro and studied Syriac in Dayr al-Zaʿfarān under Dolabani who ordained him a deacon in 1958.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/422
Clement of Rome — ܩܠܡܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QlēmīsClement of RomeQlēmīsClément In hagiography: Clement of Rome was commemorated by Syriac churches as an early bishop of Rome and apostolic father. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/423
Costaz Louis(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1903 - 1964) Names: Costaz LouisCostaz Louis""Lebanese Jesuit scholar and compiler of the very handy trilingual (Beirut, 1963; 2nd ed. 1986 [unchanged]).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/427
Cureton, William — ܟܘܪܬܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1808 - 1864) Names: Cureton WilliamCureton WilliamCureton WilliamCureton""Syriac (and Arabic) scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/429
Habib of Edessa — ܚܒܝܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Habib of Edessa Habib of Edessa URI: http://syriaca.org/person/43
Cyril of Alexandria — ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 444) Names: Cyril of AlexandriaCyrille d’AlexandrieQōwrelōsCyril of AlexandriaQēwrelōsKūrilōs d-ĀlēksandryāCyrille d’AlexandrieCyrille d’Alexandrie (extr.)""Patr. of and Greek Church Father.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/430
Cyril of Jerusalem — ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 315 - 387) Names: Cyril of JerusalemCyril of JerusalemCyrille de Jérusalem""Bp. of and Greek Church Father.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/431
Dabbus, Antoine(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1916 - 1983) Names: Dabbus AntoineDabbūs Antoine""He was born in Fayrūza near Ḥimṣ, and studied at Taw Mim Simkath, graduating in 1934.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/432
Dadishoʿ I, catholicos — ܕܕܝܫܘܥ ܩܕܡܝܐ Names: Dadishoʿ IDadishoʿ I, catholicosDadisho IDadisho‘ IKatholikos Dàd(h)îšôʿKatholikos Dàd(h)îšôʿ""Bp. of Seleucia-Ctesiphon and Cath, also known as ‘Dadishoʿ the Aramean’.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/433
Dadishoʿ Qatraya — ܕܕܝܫܘܥ ܩܛܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 7th cent. ) Names: Dadishoʿ QaṭrayaDadishoʿ QatrayaDadisho QaṭrayaDadisho‘ QaṭrayaDadishoʿ of Beth QatrayeDadīšō‘ QaṭrāyāDadjesusDadisho' (Dadjesu) e Beth Qatraje""Monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/434
Damyanos of Alqosh(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1858) Names: Damyanos of AlqoshDamyanos of AlqoshDamianos of Alqosh""Monk, assistant of the general superior of the monastic congregation of Rabban Hormizd, E.-Syr. writer and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/436
Danhash, George(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1921 - 1969) Names: Danhash GeorgeDanhash George""Educator and minor writer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/437
Daniel bar Maryam — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܡܪܝܡ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7th cent. ) Names: Daniel bar MaryamDaniel bar MaryamDaniel bar MariamDaniel bar Maryam""Author of an ʿEcclesiastical history’.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/438
Daniel bar Tubanitha — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7th cent.? ) Names: Daniel bar TubanithaDaniel bar Ṭubanitha""Bp. of Tahal (in ).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/439
Philoxenos of Mabbug — ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 440s? - 523) Names: Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenus of Mabug MarPhiloxenus of MabbugPhiloxène de MabougPhiloxenos of MabbugPHILOXÈNEPīlōksīnōs d-MabōghPīlāksīnōs d-MabōgPhiloxène de MabbogAksenoyo; XenosPhiloxenus Mabbugensis""Metropolitan bp. of (485-519), ascetic theologian, christological polemicist, and sponsor of the Philoxenian NT.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/44
Daoud, Francis(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1870 - 1939) Names: Daoud FrancisDaoud Francis""He was born in Ārādn near al-ʿAmadiyya, and in 1883 joined the Seminary of St. John.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/440
Darmo, Thomas(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1904 - 1969) Names: Darmo TomaDarmo Thomas""Metropolitan of India and first Patr. of the Ancient Church of the East.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/441
David, Clemens Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1829 - 1890) Names: David Clemens JosephDavid Clemens JosephDavid Clemens JosephJoseph David""Archbishop of Damascus (1879-90) and notable scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/442
De’ Rossi, Azariah(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 1511 - ca. 1577) Names: De’ Rossi Azariah (Buonaiuto)De’ Rossi AzariahʿAzariah ben Moshe min Haʾadumim"Jewish Italian physician biblical scholar and polymath author of a treatise about the usefulness of the Peshitta for the evaluation of the Vulgate..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/443
Denha — ܕܢܚܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent.? ) Names: DenhaDenḥaDenḥāDenhaDenḥā The author of a commentary on the Psalms and other works. Possibly a disciple of Ishoʿ bar Nun . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/444
al-Dibs, Joseph(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 11/8/1833 - 1907) Names: al-Dibs Yūsufal-Dibs Joseph""Bp., writer and educator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/448
Barlaha, the ascetic — ܒܪܠܗܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Barlaha The AsceticBarlohoBarlaha, the asceticURI: http://syriaca.org/person/45
Dinno, Niʿmatullah(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1885 - 1951) Names: Dinno NiʿmatullahDinno NiʿmatullāhDinno NimatullāhDinno Ni‘matullāh""Scholar and reform-minded educator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/450
Diodore of Tarsus — ܕܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܛܪܣܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 4th cent. ) Names: Diodore of TarsusDeodorusDiodor of TarsusDiyadorōsDiodoreDiodore of TarsusDīyādōrōsDiodoreDIODORE DE TARSE""Greek author of theological and exegetical works ( 3815-22), bp. of Tarsus.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/451
Pseudo-Dionysios the Areopagite — ܕܝܘܢܘܣܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: DyōnōsīyōsPseudo-Dionysios the AreopagiteDyōnēwsīyōsDenys l’Aréopagite (Vision d’Héliopolis)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/452
Dionysius Thrax — ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܪܐܩܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 170 BC - ca. 90 BC) Names: Dionysius ThraxDionysius ThraxDionysius the Thracian'the Thracian'"Greek grammarian and philologist pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace and alleged author of the Art of Grammar which became the standard grammar handbook..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/453
Dolabani, Philoxenos Yuhanon — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܘܠܒܐܢܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1885 - 1969) Names: Dolabani Philoxenos YuhanonDolabani Philoxenos YuḥanonDolabani Philoxenos YuhanonDolabani YuḥanonYūḥannā Dūlabānī""Modern writer, educator and Syr. Orth. bp. of Mardin (1947–69).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/454
Draguet, René(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1896 - 1980) Names: Draguet RenéDraguet René""Belgian Syriac scholar, editor of CSCO Scriptores Syri and Subsidia.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/456
Drijvers, Hendrik (Han) Jan Willem(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1934 - 2002) Names: Drijvers Hendrik (Han) Jan WillemDrijvers Hendrik (Han) Jan Willem""Scholar of Aramaic, Syriac and religions of Late Antiquity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/457
Duval, Paul-Rubens — ܪܘܒܢܣ ܕܘܦܐܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 10/25/1839 - 5/10/1911) Names: Duval Paul-RubensDuval Paul-RubensDuval Paul-RubensDuval Rubens""Professor at the Collège de France of Paris, Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/459
Simeon, abbot of the Monastery of Beth Liqin — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܠܝܩܝܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Simeon abbot of the Monastery of Beth LiqinSimon abbot of the Monastery of Beth LiqinShemʿun of Dayro d-LiqinSimon of Dayro d-LiqinShemun of Dayro d-LiqinShem‘un of Dayro d-LiqinSimeon of Beth LiqinURI: http://syriaca.org/person/46
al-Duwayhi, Stephan(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 8/2/1630 - 1704) Names: al-Duwayhī IsṭifānStephan al-Duwayhial-Duwayhi Stephan""Maronite Patr. (1670-1704) and scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/460
Elijah of Qartmin(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 13th cent. ) Names: Elijah of QartminEli of QarṭminElijah of QartminÉlie de QartaminEli of Qarṭmin"Monastic author of a verse biography of Philoxenus of Mabbug 445 523 who had become the patron saint of the monastery of Qarṭmin..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/465
Elias, Ghattas (Danho) Maqdisi(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1911 - 2008) Names: Elias Ghattas (Danho) MaqdisiElias Ghaṭṭās (Danḥo) MaqdisiGhattas Maqdasi Elyas"He was born in Midyat and joined Taw Mim Simkath in Adana where he studied under Dolabani then in Beirut when the school..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/466
Elisha bar Quzbaye — ܐܠܝܫܥ ܒܪ ܩܘܙܒܝ̈ܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 6th cent. ) Names: Elishaʿ bar QuzbayeElisha bar QuzbayeElijah bar QuzbaieElisee the InterpreterElisha bar QuzbayeElisha‘ bar QuzbayeÉliséeElishaʿ bar Quzbaye""Teacher of biblical interpretation and director of the in the 1st or 3rd decade of 6th cent.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/467
Elijah I of Tirhan — ܐܠܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1049) Names: Eliya of Ṭirhan IElijah of Tirhan IElijah IElijah of TirhanElijah I of Tirhan""Bp. of Ṭirhan, Cath., author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/468
Elijah III Shakir — ܐܠܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1867 - 1932) Names: Eliya Shakir IIIElijah Shakir III""Patr. (1917-32), and a local saint in Malankara.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/469
Paul, bishop of Kallinikos — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܩܠܘܢܝܩܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, first half of 6th cent. ) Names: Pawlos of KallinikosPaul bishop of al-Raqqa Paul bishop of KallinikosPaul of CallinicumPaul of Kallinikos""Bp. of Kallinikos; translator of works of Severus of Anitioch.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/47
Elijah of Anbar — ܐܠܝܐ ܕܐܢܒܪ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, first half of the 10th cent. ) Names: Elijah of AnbarEliya of al-AnbārElijah of al-AnbārElijah of AnbarElijah of Anbār""Bp. of al-Anbār and composer of didactic poetry in the first half of the 10th cent.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/471
Elijah of Nisibis — ܐܠܝܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 975 - 1046) Names: Eliya of NisibisElijah metropolitan of Nisibin Bar ShinayaElijah of NisibisElias of NisibisEliya bar ShinayaElijah of NisibisEli bar ShinayaElias Bar Sinaja""Metropolitan of Nisibis and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/472
Emmanuel bar Shahhare — ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 980) Names: Emmanuel bar ShahhareEmmanuel bar ShahhareEmmanuel bar ShahharéEmmanuel bar Shahhare""Monk in the Upper Monastery (Dayra ʿellāytā) near , author of a Hexaemeron, which still is unpublished.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/473
ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7th cent. ) Names: ʿEnanishoʿʿEnanishoʿʿEnanishoʿHannan Yeshu‛ the Chaldean monk of Beth ‛AbiAnanishoʿAnanishoʿEnanisho‘Enanisho‘EnanichoEnanisho monachus""Monk and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/474
Epiphanius of Salamis — ܐܦܝܦܐܢܝܘܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 403) Names: Epiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius of SalamisEpiphanius metropolitan of Cyprus St.EpiphaniusÉpiphane de ChypreEpīpanyosEpiphanius of CyprusʾEpīpanÉpiphane de Chypre""Bp. of Salamis (Cyprus) and Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/477
Euphemia, the martyr — ܐܘܦܝܡܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 395/396 ) Names: Euphemia the martyrEuphemiaEuphemia the martyrSt EuphemiaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/479
Mara, metropolitan of Amid — ܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܕ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 529) Names: Mara metropolitan of Amid Mara metropolitan of Amid Mara of Amid Mara of AmidURI: http://syriaca.org/person/48
Eusebius of Caesarea — ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 260 - ca. 340) Names: Eusebius of CaesareaEusebius of CaesareaEusèbe de CésaréeEusèbeEusebios von KaisareiaEusebios von Kaisareia""Greek Church Father, bp. of Caesarea (Palestine), and author of the first History of the Church and first universal Chronicle.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/480
Eusebius of Emesa — ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܚܡܨܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 300 - before 359) Names: Eusebius of EmesaEusebius of EmesaEusebius of EmesaEusebius of Edessa bishop of ḤomṣBischof Eusebios von EmesaEusebios von Emesa""(ca. 300–ca. 360) Bishop of the Syrian city of Emesa (Ḥoms), author of homilies and biblical commentaries.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/481
Eutyches — ܐܘܛܘܟܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 378 - ca. 454) Names: EutychesEutyches Eutyches was a controversial and polemical monastic teacher active in Constantinople in the early fifth century He opposed dyophysite two nature Christology but..."His early life of which hardly anything is known was evidently as a monk and then an archimandrite in Constantinople where by 448..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/482
Evagrius of Pontus — ܐܘܓܪܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 345 - 399) Names: Evagrius of PontusEvagrius of PontusEuagrius PontiusEvagriusEwagrīsʾEwagrīsÉvagreEvagrius of PontusEuagrios""Greek monastic author originating from Pontus.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/483
Fathallah, Elias(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1770-1798 ) Names: Fatḥallāh EliasFathallah EliasFatallaFathi""Elias Fatḥallāh was a Syr. Orth. priest from Amid.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/487
Fiey, Jean-Maurice(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1914 - 1995) Names: Fiey Jean-MauriceFiey Jean-Maurice""French historian of the Syriac Churches.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/488
Furlani, Giuseppe(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1885 - 1962) Names: Furlani GiuseppeFurlani Giuseppe""Italian Syriac scholar, Professor of Semitic philology and Assyriology at the universities of Florence (1930–1940) and Rome (1940–56).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/489
Sergius of Reshʿayna — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܫܥܝܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 536) Names: Sergios of ReshʿaynaSergius of ReshʿaynaSergius of Rish ‛Ayna Sergios of ReshaynaSergios of Resh‘aynaSergius of ReshʿainaSergius (Sargis) e Resh'aina""Translator of Greek medical and philosophical texts into Syriac.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/49
Gabriel, Fawlos(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1912 - 1971) Names: Gabriel FawlosGabriel FawlosPaulos Gabriel""Born in Kharput, he joined the Taw Mim Simkath orphanage in Adana at an early age.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/490