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Church of the Christians at Edessa - ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ

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The main Christian church in the city of Edessa at the beginning of the third century.

Names

  • ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ1
  • Church of the Christians at Edessa
  • the church of the Christians2

Place Type

church

Descriptions

“The 'Church of the Christians', destroyed in the floods of 201, must have lain on low ground, probably on the site of the present Makam Ibrahim.” 3

Event

The church was damaged in the flood of the river Daiṣan.

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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ignazio Guidi (ed.), Chronica Minora I, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, vol. 3-4 (Paris: Typographeo Reipublicae, 1902), p: 2.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Benjamin Harris Cowper, "Selections from the Syriac. No. 1: The Chronicle of Edessa." Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record n.s. 5.9 (1864), p: 31.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 J. B. Segal, Edessa, 'the Blessed City' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970), p: 181.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Daniel L. Schwartz, “ Church of the Christians — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ ” last modified August 8, 2018, http://syriaca.org/place/2580.

Bibliography:

Daniel L. Schwartz, “ Church of the Christians — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2018. Entry published August 8, 2018. http://syriaca.org/place/2580.

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Entry Title: Church of the Christians — ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܿܛܝܢܐܼ

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  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz

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