Isaac the Syrian

This article is about Isaac of Nineveh. For the 4th century bishop of Edessa, see Isaac of Antioch.
Saint

Isaac the Syrian
Icon of Saint Isaac the Syrian
Bishop, Hieromonk
Bornc. 613[1]
Beth Qatraye,[1][2][3]
Diedc. 700 (age c. 87)
Nineveh, Umayyad Caliphate
Venerated inChurch of the East,
Catholic Church,[4]
Eastern Orthodox Church,
Oriental Orthodox Church[citation needed]
Major shrineRabban Hormizd Monastery
FeastJanuary 28
AttributesTurban, 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference markose was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference kurian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference johnston was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Joseph Tulloch, ed. (28 January 2024). "St. Isaac the Syrian Feast day with Sebastian Brock". vaticannews.va.
  5. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἰσαὰκ ὁ Σύρος Ἐπίσκοπος Νινευΐ. 28 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  6. ^ St Isaac the Syrian the Bishop of Nineveh. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
  7. ^ Fromherz, Allen (2012). Qatar: A Modern History. I. B. Tauris. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-58901-910-2.
  8. ^ "St. Isaac the Syrian: Ascetical Homily #1". St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Natick, MA. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  9. ^ David A Fisher. Isaac of Nineveh and Syriac Thought.