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Ignatius bar Wahib

Ignatius bar Wahib

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Ignatius bar Wahib[nb 1] (Syriac: ܒܪ ܘܗܝܒ, Arabic: ابن ُوهيب)[1] was the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin from 1293 until his death in 1333.

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Biography

Joseph Badr al-Din Zakhi bar Wahib was born at Korinsha in the Tur Abdin in the 13th century, and was the son of Abraham.[4] He was raised at Mardin,[5] and became a monk at the nearby monastery of Saint Ananias.[4] Patriarch Philoxenus I Nemrud consecrated bar Wahib as archbishop of Mardin in 1287, upon which he assumed the name Ignatius.[6]

He was elected as the patriarch of Mardin at a synod at the monastery of Saint Ananias at the beginning of January 1293, and was consecrated by Ignatius, archbishop of Qartmin.[7] In 1303 or 1304, he convened a synod at the monastery of Saint Ananias, in which he issued ten canons, and was attended by five bishops.[8][9] He was credited with performing three miracles at Mardin that were reportedly recognised by both Christians and Muslims.[10] Bar Wahib served as patriarch of Mardin until his death in 1333.[4] As patriarch, Bar Wahib ordained twenty bishops.[4]

Works

Bar Wahib wrote two books on Syriac and Arabic phonetics, and a liturgy in 1304.[11] As well as this, he wrote a treatise on the definition of prayers and rituals.[11]


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Notes

  1. He is counted as either Ignatius I as the first patriarch of Mardin by that name,[1] or Ignatius V, after Ignatius IV Yeshu (r.1264–1283).[2] Alternatively transliterated as bar Wuhayb.[3]

Citations

  1. James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Ignatius I (V) bar Wahib". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. Barsoum (2003), pp. 488–489.
  3. Barsoum (2008), pp. 48–49.

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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin
1293-1333
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