Cyrus of Edessa
6th century Syriac Christian writer
Cyrus of Edessa was a Syriac writer and teacher in the Church of the East. He was probably a native of Edessa. He studied at the school of Nisibis under Aba, the future patriarch, and then taught at the school of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, eventually rising to become its headmaster. He founded a monastery at Ḥirta sometime after the death of Aba (552).
Related people
- Aba I disciple of · traditional
- Thomas of Edessa influenced by · traditional
- Theodore of Mopsuestia influenced by · traditional
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.