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John of Ephesus
Also known as John of Asia
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- born. 507high · Wikidata P569
- died. 580slow · Wikidata P570
Miaphysite bishop and historian (d. c. 588) whose Ecclesiastical History reports Justinian-era missions and the Nubian conversions.
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John of Ephesus was a leader of the early Syriac Orthodox Church in the sixth century and one of the earliest and the most important historians to write in Syriac. John was a bishop, historian, and writer. He provides one of the only first-hand accounts of the Plague of Justinian. He was also alive in what has been called the worst year in history, 536.
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- VIAF 10643439
- Library of Congress n88032118
- Trismegistos author 424
- Catholic Encyclopedia 08470c
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