Person
Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian)
c. 613-c. 700
bishop, mystic
Attested. Attested in short Syriac notices; details are thin.
Church of the East monk from Beth Qatraye on the Gulf who was bishop of Nineveh only five months before retiring to the mountains of Khuzestan. His Ascetical Homilies were translated into Greek and are loved in Orthodox monasticism.
Bases
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- Beth Qatraye · born in Beth Qatraye (Qatar region) · c. 613 · attested
- Nineveh · bishop for five months · c. 676 · attested
- Monastery of Rabban Shabur, Khuzestan (unlocated) · monk at Rabban Shabur · c. 676-700 · attested
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Councils
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Sources
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