Jacob Baradaeus

Saint

Jacob Baradaeus
Bishop of Edessa
Bornc. 500
Tall Mawzalt, Eastern Roman Empire
Died30 July 578 (aged 77–78)
Monastery of St. Romanus in  Maiuma (now Rimal, Palestine)
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Churches
Feast31 July

Jacob Baradaeus (/ˌbærəˈdiːəs/; Greek: Ἰάκωβος Βαραδαῖος; Arabic: مار يعقوب البرادعي; Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ, romanized: Yaʿqub Burdʿoyo[1]), also known as Jacob bar Addai[2] or Jacob bar Theophilus,[3] was the Bishop of Edessa from 543/544 until his death in 578. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churches and his feast day is 31 July.[4] Jacob's missionary efforts helped establish the non-Chalcedonian Syriac Orthodox Church, also known as the "Jacobite" Church after its eponymous leader, and ensured its survival despite persecution.[4]

  1. ^ "Yaʿqub Burdʿoyo". e-GEDSH. Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute/Gorgias Press. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Gregory (2010), p. 138
  3. ^ Butin (1907)
  4. ^ a b Livingstone (2006)