# Thomas of Marga

> Thomas of Marga, was an East Syriac bishop and author of an important monastic history in Syriac, who flourished in the 9th century CE. He was born early in the century in the region of Salakh to the north-east of Mosul. As a young man he became in 832 a monk of the monastery of Beth 'Abhe, which was situated at the confluence of the Great Zab with one of its tributaries, about 25 miles east of Mosul. A few years later he was acting as secretary to Abraham, who had been abbot of Beth 'Abhe, and was patriarch of the Church of the East from 837 to 850.

*Assyrian bishop and author of an important monastic history in Syriac*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 850
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 19.5 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [توماس مرگایی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C)
- [توما المارقي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A)
- [Thomas of Marga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Marga)
- [Tomasz z Margi](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomasz_z_Margi)
- [Thomas de Marga](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Marga)
- [Tommaso di Marga](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommaso_di_Marga)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3525709)

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