Index of Persons
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Thomas of Germanicea — ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܓܪܡܐܢܝܩܝ
(saintauthor, 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(author, 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(author, 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
(saintauthor, 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
(author, 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
(author, d. 750)
Names: John of DamascusJohn of Damascus""Greek theologian and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/575
John Philoponus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܝܠܠܘܦܘܢܘܣ
(author, ca. 490 - ca. 575)
Names: John PhiloponusJohn PhiloponosJohn PhiloponusJohn Philoponos""Greek philosopher and lay theologian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/576
Josephus, Flavius — ܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ
(author)
Names: Josephus FlaviusJosephusJosephus Flavius""Jewish historian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/577
Julian of Halicarnassus — ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܗܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܝܘܣ
(author, 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
(author, 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
(author, 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(author, 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(author, 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
(author, 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
(author, 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(author, ca. 1891 - 1975)
Names: Lamsa GeorgeLamsa George""Bible translator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/593
Land, Jan Pieter
Nicolaas — ܠܐܢܕ
(author, 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(author, 1911 - 1992)
Names: Leloir LouisLeloir Louis""Benedictine Syriac and Armenian scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/595
Leo of Harran — ܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܪܢ
(author, 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(author, 1903 - 1979)
Names: Leroy JulesLeroy Jules""French art historian and Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/597
Levi Della Vida, George(author, 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
(author, 309 )
Names: Theophilos of Edessa
Theophilus of Edessa
Theophilos of Edessa
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/6
Anonymous 601 — Author of the Macarian Homilies(author)
Names: Anonymous 601Author of the Macarian HomiliesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/601
Alexius,
the Man of God — ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
(saintauthor,
)
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
(author, 216 - ca. 276)
Names: ManiMani""Founder of a religious movement (Manichaeism).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/608
Manna,
Jacob Awgen — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܓܝܢ ܡܢܐ
(author, 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
(author, 544 )
Names: John abbot of the Monastery of
Qenneshrin
IIYuḥanon of Qenneshre IIJohn of Qenneshre IIURI: http://syriaca.org/person/61
Maqdisi, Jeremiah(author, 1847 - 1929)
Names: Maqdisi JeremiahMaqdisī Jeremiah""He was born in in 1864.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/612
Marcian the Monk(author, 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
(author, d. ca. 160)
Names: MarcionMarcion""Early Christian thinker, founder of the Marcionites.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/616
Mark the Monk — ܡܪܩܘܣ
(author, early 5th cent.? )
Names: Mark the MonkMark the MonkMarkosMarkos""Greek monastic author of uncertain identity.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/619
Maron — ܡܪܘܢ
(saint, 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
(saintauthor)
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
(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
Maximus the
Confessor — ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ
(saintauthor, 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
(author, mid-6th cent. )
Names: EliyaElijah The MonkElijah the MonkÉlie""Author of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/63
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
Pseudo-Methodius(saint)
Names: Pseudo-MethodiusMéthodeMethodiosMethodiosURI: http://syriaca.org/person/635
Michael Badoqa — ܡܝܟܐܝܠ
(saintauthor, 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
(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
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
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
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
Murad, Michael(author, 1878 - 1952)
Names: Murad MichaelMurad Michael""He was born in . ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/644
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
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
Narsai — ܢܪܣܝ
(saintauthor, d.
)
Names: NarsaiNarsaiNarsaïNARSAÏNarsai (Narsetes)""Poet and teacher of exegesis at the ).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/650
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
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
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
Nestorius — ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ
(saintauthor,
-
)
Names: NestoriusNestoriusNesṭōrīyōsNesṭōrīyōsNestorius of
ConstantinopleNestorius ou Trois docteurs nestoriensNESTORIUS DE CONSTANTINOPLE""Bp. of Constantinople from 428 to 431.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/655
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
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
Nöldeke, Theodore — ܬܐܘܕܘܪ ܢܘܠܕܟܗ
(author, 3/2/1836 - 12/25/1930)
Names: Nöldeke TheodorNöldeke Theodore""German Semitist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/661
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
Nuro, Abraham(author, 1923 - 2009)
Names: Nuro AbrohomNuro AbrahamAbraham Nura""Educator and modern reformer.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/663
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
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
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
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
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
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