Английская Википедия:Denha I of Tikrit

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Infobox Christian leader Denha I (Шаблон:Lang-syr, Шаблон:Lang-ar)[1] was the Syriac Orthodox Grand Metropolitan of the East from 649 until his death in 659.Шаблон:Sfnp He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Martyrology of Rabban Sliba, and his feast day is 2 October.Шаблон:Sfnp

Biography

Denha became a monk at the monastery of Saint Matthew near Mosul and studied under Marutha, who would later ascend to the office of Grand Metropolitan of the East, the highest-ranking prelate amongst the miaphysite bishops in the former Sasanian Empire.Шаблон:Sfnp After Marutha's death on 2 May 649 (AG 960), Denha was chosen to succeed him and was thus brought before the Patriarch Theodore and ordained as archbishop of Tikrit and Grand Metropolitan of the East.Шаблон:Sfnp It was formerly asserted by the French orientalist Rubens Duval that Denha was the first miaphysite Grand Metropolitan of the East to hold the title maphrian,Шаблон:Sfnp however, it was likely not in use until Шаблон:Circa.Шаблон:Sfnp He served until his death on 3 November 659 (AG 970) and he was buried with Marutha at the cathedral in the citadel of Tikrit.Шаблон:Sfnp

Works

Denha wrote a hagiography of Marutha (Brit. Mus. MS. 14645), which was later translated by the French Syriacist François Nau.Шаблон:Sfnp

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