Ignatius bar Wahib

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.[11] As patriarch, Bar Wahib ordained twenty bishops.[4]

Bar Wahib wrote two books on Syriac and Arabic phonetics, and a liturgy in 1304.[12] As well as this, he wrote a treatise on the definition of prayers and rituals.[12]

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Citations

• Barsoum, Aphrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
• Barsoum, Aphrem (2008). History of the Za‘faran Monastery. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press.
• Barsoum, Aphrem (2009). The Collected Historical Essays of Aphram I Barsoum. 1. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
• Burleson, Samuel; Van Rompay, Lucas (2011). "List of Patriarchs: II. The Syriac Orthodox Church and its Uniate continuations". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 3 October 2019.