Mar Maʿna | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Beth Parsaye and Beth Hendwaye | |
| Church | Church of the East |
| Province | Pars |
| See | Pars (Rev Ardashir, Shiraz) |
| Appointed | Aba I |
| Installed | 540 |
| Predecessor | Ishoʿbokth, Aqacius |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Arzun |
| Orders | |
| Rank | Metropolitan bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5th century Shiraz ? |
| Died | 6th century |
| Denomination | East Syriac Christianity |
| Alma mater | School of Edessa,
School of Nisibis |
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Maʿna, also known as Maʿna of Pars, Maʿna of Rev Ardashir or Maʿna of Shiraz, was a Persian Christian theologian, author and an East Syriac metropolitan bishop of Pars during the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
Maʿna is chiefly noted for the translation of Syriac and Greek Christian literature into Pahlavi language. He is the first Christian writer known to have written in Pahlavi and is generally attributed with the translation of the Pahlavi Psalter from the Syriac Peshitta.