Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, active 7th century
Variant namesIsaac, Bishop of Nineveh in the Syrian Nestorian Church, was also known as Isaac the Syrian. A monk, he was ordained Bishop of Nineveh, but abdicated after five months in office and withdrew into the wilderness of Mount Matout where he lived in solitude. He is best remembered for his homilies on the inner and mystical life and is revered in the Orthodox churches as a saint.
From the description of [Selected works / Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh] [17th cent.] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 664699579
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, 7th cent. [Selected works / Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh] | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, 7th cent. Ascetical homilies : manuscript, [12--?] | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, 7th cent. 880-02 Maʻānī rūḥīyah tulāʼimu al-sīrah al-rahbānīyah, [17--] / li-Mārī Isʹḥāq al-Nāsik ; tarjamahu min al-lughah al-Yūnānīyah ilá al-lughah al-ʻArabīyah ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Faḍl al-Anṭākī. | Yale University Library | |
| creatorOf | Jacobus, Mediolanensis, 13th cent. Stimulus amoris : manuscript, [ca. 1430]. | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Anṭākī, ʻAbd Allāh ibn al-Faḍl, d. ca. 1052. | person |
| associatedWith | Jacobus, Mediolanensis, 13th cent. | person |
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Birth 0600
Death 0700
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