Mar Michael the Great (d. 1199) – BIOGRAPHIES OF SYRIAN SCHOLARS AND WRITERS – Mor Ignatius Aphram Barsoum – Translated : By Dr. Matti Moosa
Mar Michael the Great (d. 1199) A great Father of the church and the choicest of the patriarchs of Antioch and a famous historian, Michael was born at Melitene in 1126. His father the priest Iliyya (Elijah) was from the Qindasi family. Michael’s uncle is Athanasius Zakka (Zacheas), metropolitan of Ayn Zarba (d. 1166). He became a monk at the Monastery of Mar Barsoum where he also was educated. He was ordained a priest and became the abbot of the monastery. The Holy Synod unanimously elected him a patriarch for the Apostolic throne, but he did not accept his election until the bishops...
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