Church Syriac Orthodox Church Installed 1381 Place of birth Diyarbakır | See Mardin Predecessor Ignatius Shahab Term ended 1412 | |
Successor Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo | ||
Ignatius Abraham bar Garib was Patriarch of Mardin from 1381 until his death in 1412.
Biography
Abraham was born in the fourteenth century in the city of Amid, son of Quriaqos, son of Garib. Like his brother Joseph, he became a monk at Monastery of Mor Hananyo where he was later ordained priest before 1355. In 1375, Abraham succeeded his brother as metropolitan of Amid, upon which he assumed the name Cyril.
During this time Abraham compiled a liturgy containing anaphoras of the Church Fathers, including an anaphora written by his brother, Joseph. As well as this, Abraham wrote a husoyo before he was consecrated as Patriarch of Mardin in 1381.
References
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