Isaac the Syrian | |
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![]() Icon of Saint Isaac the Syrian | |
Bishop, Hieromonk | |
Born | c. 613[1] Beth Qatraye,[1][2][3] |
Died | c. 700 (age c. 87) Nineveh, Umayyad Caliphate |
Venerated in | Church of the East, Catholic Church,[4] Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church[citation needed] |
Major shrine | Rabban Hormizd Monastery |
Feast | January 28 |
Attributes | Turban, cape, scrolls, writing tools |
Isaac the Syrian (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ; Arabic: إسحاق النينوي Ishaq an-Naynuwī; Greek: Ἰσαὰκ Σῦρος; c. 613 – c. 700), also remembered as Saint Isaac the Syrian,[5][6] Isaac of Nineveh, Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar,[7] was a 7th-century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on Christian asceticism. He is regarded as a saint in the Church of the East and in the Catholic,[4] Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox traditions.[8][9] His feast day falls, together with 4th-century theologian and hymnographer St. Ephrem the Syrian, on January 28.
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