Beth Qatraye
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Beth Qatraye was a historical region in the northeastern Arabian Gulf, known in late antiquity as a center of Syriac Christian monasticism and scholarship.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syriac Christian cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Beth Qatraye (Beth Qaṭraye) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Syrian liturgical tradition
ⓘ
Syriac monastic authors ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Semitic-speaking Christian communities ⓘ |
| declineFactors |
Islamization of the region
ⓘ
shifts in trade routes ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalAffiliation | metropolitan province of the Church of the East ⓘ |
| economicBase |
maritime trade
ⓘ
oasis agriculture ⓘ pearling ⓘ |
| flourishedFromCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| flourishedToCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| hadCity |
Beth Mazunaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mashmahig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadMonasticCenters | islands of the Arabian Gulf ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important node in Church of the East missionary network
ⓘ
major center of Syriac Christian learning outside Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Syriac Christian monasticism
ⓘ
Syriac Christian scholarship ⓘ desert monastic communities ⓘ production of Syriac literature ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship | Syriac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Late Antique Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Arabian Gulf ⓘ |
| partOf |
Church of the East ecclesiastical sphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInModernCountry |
Bahrain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousMinorityStatus | Christian enclave in predominantly non-Christian Arabian environment ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsedForTexts | Syriac script ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Syriac ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Syriac ecclesiastical histories
ⓘ
hagiographical texts ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
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