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Bar Hebraeus
Primate of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1226-1286) · Writers · Died at 60
Gregory Barhebraeus or Bar Hebraeus, also known as Abu al-Faraj and in Latin, Abulpharagius, was the maphrian Catholicos of the East of the Catholicate of the East under the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1264 until his death in 1286.
Bar Hebraeus is read about 64 times a day, in 36 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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A page from a copy of the Hewath Hekhemtho, 1340
The persecution of Assyrian Christians in Mesopotamia has been rampant throughout history, peaking with the Seyfo genocide in 1915; ongoing oppression continues to affect this community
Syriac MS 7 by Barhebraeus from "The Lamp of the Sanctuaries" (Mnorath Qudshe), a theological work; the damaged right page (likely from candlelight) depicts a semicircular world map
A page from "The Book of the Dove" (Kthobo d-Yawno), detailing monastic life and is an important work of mystical theology
The Maragha Observatory in Iran
Syriac world map by Barhebraeus, depicting the eastern hemisphere with the north being at the bottom following Islamic cartographic tradition
Ecumenical Memorial Plaque at Cologne Cathedral, depicting two clergymen exchanging symbols of unityAbout this person
He is recognised as one of the most accomplished and multifaceted academics of the medieval Syriac Christian world, with important contributions to the fields of theology, philosophy, history, linguistics, medicine, and the natural sciences.
