Index of Persons
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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