Bar Hebraeus
| ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ Gregory Bar-Hebraeus |
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| Born | 1226 Ebro, near Malatya, Sultanate of Rûm |
| Died | 30 July, 1286 (aged 59–60) at Maraga, Persia |
| Era | Medieval era |
| Region | Christian theology, Western philosophy |
| School | Syriac Orthodoxy |
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Main interests
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Christian theology, Logic, Metaphysics, Medicine, History |
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| Mor Gregorios Bar Ebraya | |
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| Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church | |
| Church | Syriac Orthodox Church |
| See | Persia |
| In office | 1266–1286 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Sleeba III |
| Successor | Gregorius bar Souma |
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| Consecration | 1266 by Ignatius IV Yeshu |
| Rank | Maphrian |
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| Birth name | Hārūn bin Tūmā al-Malaṭī |
| Born | 1226 near Melitene, Sultanate of Rûm |
| Died | 30 July 1286 Maraga, Persia |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 30 July |
| Venerated in | Syrian Orthodox Church |
Gregory Bar Hebraeus (1226 – 30 July 1286), previously 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).
He 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.
It is not clear when he adopted the Christian name Gregory (Syriac: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ Grigorios, Ġrīġūriyūs), but according to the Syriac Orthodox tradition of naming High priests, it may have occurred at the time of his consecration as bishop. Throughout his life, he was often referred to by the Syriac nickname Bar ʿEbrāyā (Syriac: ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, which is pronounced and often transliterated as Bar Ebroyo in the West Syriac dialect of the Syriac Orthodox Church), giving rise to the Latinised name Bar Hebraeus. This nickname refers to his Jewish background, which means 'Son of the Hebrew'. His father was a Jewish physician. The name also refer to the place of his birth as well, ʿEbrā, where the old road east of Malatya towards Kharput (modern Elazığ) and Amida (Mesopotamia) (modern Diyarbakır) crossed the Euphrates. He is also known as Abu'l Faraj (in Latin, Abulpharagius).
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