# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-of-edessa
# Generated: 2026-08-16T08:50:53.901Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matthew-of-edessa"
name: "Matthew of Edessa"
slug: "matthew-of-edessa"
description: "Matthew of Edessa was an Armenian historian in the 12th century from the city of Edessa. Matthew was the superior abbot of Karmir Vank, near the town of Kaysun, east of Marash (Germanicia), the former seat of Baldwin of Boulogne. He relates much about the Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia, the early Crusades, and the battles between Byzantines and Arabs for the possession of parts of northern Syria and eastern Asia Minor."
tagline: "12th-century Armenian historian"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1100"
deathDate: "1144"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           18.44518
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump