Jacob of Serugh

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Christian writer Church Father Syriac Christian bishop Syriac poet hagiographer theologian

Jacob of Serugh was a prominent 5th–6th century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his extensive corpus of metrical homilies and poetic theological writings.

Aliases (2)

Jacob of Sarug ×1
Mar Jacob of Serugh ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian writer → Church Father → Syriac Christian bishop → Syriac poet → hagiographer → theologian →
approximateNumberOfHomilies	over 700 attributed →
birthDate	c. 451 →
birthPlace	Kurtam on the Euphrates →
birthRegion	Roman province of Osrhoene → Upper Mesopotamia →
burialPlace	Serugh region →
century	5th century → 6th century →
consecrationAsBishopDate	c. 519 →
contemporaryOf	Philoxenus of Mabbug →
deathDate	29 November 521 →
denomination	Miaphysite Christianity →
diocese	Batnan in Serugh →
education	School of Edessa →
ethnicity	Syriac →
feastDay	29 November →
influenced	Syriac liturgical hymnography → later Syriac homilists →
knownFor	extensive corpus of metrical homilies → influence on Syriac liturgical poetry → poetic theological exegesis →
language	Syriac →
name	Jacob of Sarug → Jacob of Serugh → Mar Jacob of Serugh →
notableWorkType	metrical homilies → poetic theological writings →
occupation	bishop → homilist → poet → theologian →
ordination	priest →
ordinationDate	before 502 →
positionHeld	Bishop of Batnan in Serugh →
regionOfActivity	Mesopotamia → Roman East →
religion	Christianity →
roleInTradition	major representative of West Syriac theological poetry →
subjectOfWritings	Christology → biblical narratives → liturgical feasts → saints and martyrs →
theologicalTradition	Syriac Miaphysite tradition →
title	Flute of the Holy Spirit → Harp of the Spirit →
veneratedIn	Maronite Church → Syriac Catholic Church → Syriac Orthodox Church → other West Syriac traditions →
writingForm	dodecasyllabic metre → verse homilies →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jacob of Serugh → Jacob of Serugh ("Jacob of Sarug") → Jacob of Serugh ("Mar Jacob of Serugh") →	name
Syriac →	importantAuthor