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Bar Hebraeus

ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Gregory Bar-Hebraeus
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
Main interests
Christian theology, Logic, Metaphysics, Medicine, History
Mor Gregorios Bar Ebraya
Maphrian of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Church Syriac Orthodox Church
See Persia
In office 1266–1286
Predecessor Ignatius Sleeba III
Successor Gregorius bar Souma
Orders
Consecration 1266
by Ignatius IV Yeshu
Rank Maphrian
Personal details
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: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣGrigorios, 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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