Jacob of Nisibis (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ Yaʿqôḇ Nṣîḇnāyâ; died c. AD 338) is a Assyrian saint. He was the second bishop of Nisibis spiritual father of the renowned Assyrian Ephrem the Syrian and celebrated ascetic.Jacob was appointed bishop in 309 of the Christian community of Nisibis in Mesopotamia (modern Nusaybin located near the Turkey/Syria border).
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0338-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Nusaybin
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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox Church, Armenian Apostolic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Syriac Orthodox Church, Catholic Church
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