Yaqob I
primate of the Church of the East
7th Catholicos of the East (Seleucia-Ctesiphon) · c. 172–c. 190
Offices
- Catholicos of the East (Seleucia-Ctesiphon) № 7 · c. 172 – c. 190
Yaʿqob I was a legendary primate of the Church of the East, from the family of Joseph the carpenter, who is conventionally believed to have reigned c.190.
Related people
- Abraham of Kashkar succeeded · inferred
- Ahadabui preceded · inferred
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Maris, Amri et Slibae De Patriarchis Nestorianorum Commentaria (the Book of the Tower) 1 claim — Maris, De Patriarchis Nestorianorum Commentaria (ed. Gismondi)