Origin: Nisibis Historical identity: Syriac-speaking Christian of Roman Mesopotamia Affiliation: Late antique monastic or ascetic tradition
Life and work
Syriac deacon, teacher and poet whose hymns express theology through scriptural images. His move from Nisibis to Edessa followed the Roman surrender of Nisibis to Persia.
Places and activities
Nisibis
c. 306-363
Was raised, taught and served the Christian community in Nisibis.
Years are historical biographical dates; an approximate label on a place record remains approximate.
Selected sourced locations; not a complete itinerary. All geographic coordinates are approximate.
Lifetime associations, not citizenship or a claim that all affiliations were held simultaneously.
Official modern biographical overview; not contemporary evidence for the saint's travels.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1909. Biographical article.
Primary text or author archive. Its presence in the bibliography does not by itself support every map claim.
Oxford University Press, 2011. Recommended reference; consult the relevant entry and its bibliography. Not treated as read evidence for individual seed claims.