Matthew of Edessa

Matthew of Edessa
BornSecond half of 11th century
Died1144
Edessa
OccupationChronicler
Known forChronicle

Matthew of Edessa (Armenian: Մատթէոս Ուռհայեցի, romanizedMattʿēos Uṙhayecʿi; late 11th century – 1144) was an Armenian historian in the 12th century from the city of Edessa. Matthew was the superior abbot of Karmir Vank, near the town of Kaysun, east of Marash (Germanicia), the former seat of Baldwin of Boulogne. He relates much about the Bagratuni Kingdom of Armenia, the early Crusades, and the battles between Byzantines and Arabs for the possession of parts of northern Syria and eastern Asia Minor.[1]

  1. ^ Bartikyan, H. (1981). "Mattʻeos Uṛhayetsʻi" Մատթեոս Ուռհայեցի. Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran Հայկական սովետական հանրագիտարան [Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Armenian). Vol. 7. Yerevan. p. 289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)