Jacob of Nisibis
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Saint Jacob of Nisibis (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ, Yaʿqôḇ Nṣîḇnāyâ; Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος Ἐπίσκοπος Μυγδονίας; Armenian: Յակոբ Մծբնայ Yakob Mtsbnay), also known as Saint Jacob of Mygdonia,[6][note 1] Saint Jacob the Great,[7] and Saint James of Nisibis, was a hermit, a grazer and the Bishop of Nisibis until his death.[8]
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Bishop of Nisibis | |
Born | Nisibis, Roman Empire (modern-day Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey) |
Died | 337/338[1] or 350[2][3][4][5] Nisibis, Roman Empire (modern-day Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey) |
Venerated in | Church of the East Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis |
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He was lauded as the "Moses of Mesopotamia", and was the spiritual father of the renowned writer and theologian Saint Ephrem the Syrian.[7] Saint Jacob was present at the first ecumenical council at Nicaea, and is venerated as a saint by the Church of the East, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, and Eastern Catholic Churches.