Bar Hebraeus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Syriac Orthodox bishop
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Place of Birth: Malatya, Turkey
About Bar Hebraeus
- Gregory Bar Hebraeus (1226 – 30 July 1286), also known by his Latin name Abulpharagius or Syriac name Mor Gregorios Bar Ebraya, was a maphrian-catholicos (Chief bishop of Persia) of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the 13th century.
- He is noted for his works concerning philosophy, poetry, language, history, and theology; he has been called "one of the most learned and versatile men from the Syriac Orthodox Church" (Dr.
- William Wright).Bar Hebraeus collected in his numerous and elaborate treatises the results of such research in theology, philosophy, science and history as was in his time possible in Syria.
- Most of his works were written in Syriac.
- However he also wrote some in Arabic, which had become the common language in his day.
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