Michael the Syrian
Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch from 1166 to 1199 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint Michael the Syrian (Arabic: ميخائيل السرياني, romanized: Mīkhaʾēl el Sūryani:),(Classical Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Sūryoyo), died AD 1199, also known as Michael the Great (Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Rabo) or Michael Syrus or Michael the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew,[1] was a patriarch and saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1166 to 1199. He is best known today as the author of the largest medieval Chronicle, which he wrote in the Syriac language. Some other works and fragments written by him have also survived.[2]
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Michael the Syrian | |
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Saint, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church | |
Diocese | Diocese of Mardin |
See | Antioch |
In office | 1166–1199 |
Predecessor | Athanasius VII bar Qatra |
Successor | Athanasius VIII |
Personal details | |
Born | 1126 |
Died | 1199 (aged 72–73) Melitene, Sultanate of Rûm (modern-day Malatya, Turkey) |
Buried | Mor Bar Sauma Monastery |
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