Saint Jacob of Nisibis

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Saint Jacob of Nisibis was a 4th-century bishop and ascetic renowned as one of the early fathers of the Syriac Church and a participant in the First Council of Nicaea.

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Jacob of Nisibis 1
Saint Jacob of Nisibis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian
Christian saint
Syriac Church father
ascetic
bishop
approximateDeathCentury 4th century
associatedWith Ephrem the Syrian
School of Nisibis
Syriac monasticism
centuryActive 4th century
church Assyrian Church of the East
surface form: Church of the East

Syriac Churches
surface form: Syriac Church
commemoratedIn Eastern Christian liturgical calendars
Syriac hagiography
councilRole Nicene Father
deathPlace Nisibis
era Constantinian period
surface form: Constantinian era
feastDay 13 January
15 July
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor ascetic life
being one of the early fathers of the Syriac Church
defense of Nicene orthodoxy
miracle-working
languageOfTradition Syriac
mentorOf Ephrem the Syrian
surface form: Saint Ephrem the Syrian
participatedIn First Council of Nicaea
placeOfBishopric Mesopotamia
Nisibis
positionHeld Bishop of Nisibis
region Roman–Sasanian frontier zone
surface form: Roman–Persian frontier
religion Christianity
seeAlso First Council of Nicaea
Nisibis
Syriac Churches
surface form: Syriac Christianity
theologicalOrientation Nicene
title Father of the Syriac Church
tookPartIn condemnation of Arianism at Nicaea
veneratedIn Assyrian Church of the East
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Chaldean Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Syriac Orthodox Church

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Syriac Orthodox Church venerates Saint Jacob of Nisibis
Nisibis hasNotableBishop Saint Jacob of Nisibis
this entity surface form: Jacob of Nisibis