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Jacob of Serugh
c. 451 – 521 · b. Kurtam · Bishop of Batnae of Serugh
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 451, Kurtam
- Died
- 521, Serugh
- See
- Batnae of Serugh
- Region
- syria
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Mar Jacob · Jacob of Sarug · Yaqub of Serugh
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Bishop of Batnae in Serugh and prolific Syriac poet-theologian.
- Primary source
- Jacob of Serugh, Memre (Homiliae Metricae)
Bishop of Batnae in Serugh and prolific Syriac poet-theologian. Author of hundreds of metrical homilies (memre). Generally regarded as miaphysite-leaning though irenic; venerated by Syriac Orthodox and Maronites.
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Common questions
- Who was Jacob of Serugh?
- Jacob of Serugh (451–521) — Bishop of Batnae in Serugh and prolific Syriac poet-theologian. Author of hundreds of metrical homilies (memre). Generally regarded as miaphysite-leaning though irenic; venerated by Syriac Orthodox and Maronites.
- Who did Jacob of Serugh correspond with?
- Severus of Antioch.
Sources for biography
- Jacob of Serugh, Memre (Homiliae Metricae) primary
- Jacob of Serugh, Letters primary
- Jacob of Serugh, Homiliae Selectae (ed. Bedjan) primary
- ODCC s.v. James of Sarug secondary
- Sebastian Brock, A Brief Outline of Syriac Literature secondary
documented connections(1)
- cited Ephrem the SyrianJacob writes in the metrical-homiletic Syriac tradition pioneered by Ephrem and explicitly invokes him.Jacob of Serugh, Memra on Ephrem · Sebastian Brock, A Brief Outline of Syriac Literature · ODCC s.v. James of Sarug
tradition connections(2)
- cited (incoming) Jacob of EdessaJacob of Edessa works within the Syriac Orthodox literary tradition shaped by Jacob of Serugh; explicit citations are scattered.Jacob of Edessa, Letters
- corresponded Severus of AntiochA small corpus of letters attributed to Jacob includes correspondence with Severus's miaphysite circle; the authenticity of individual letters is debated but the broader correspondence is generally accepted.Jacob of Serugh, Letters (ed. Olinder) · ODCC s.v. James of Sarug
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Jacob of Serugh).