Ananias
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Ananias (Hananyo) was educated and ordained as a monk at the Monastery of Mor Mattai near Mosul. He was later ordained as the metropolitan bishop of Mardin and Kafartut, undertaking major restoration of the monastery. He also established a grand library of manuscripts, and under his leadership, the monastic community grew to about 80 monks.
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 800
- Historical notes
- Succeeded by Ignatius I in 816.
Relationships
- teacher of
- Ignatius I
- co occurs with
- Virgin Mary, Mor Shlemon, Shamash
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Ananias (Hananyo) was educated and ordained as a monk at the Monastery of Mor Mattai near Mosul. He was later ordained as the metropolitan bishop of Mardin and Kafartut, undertaking major restoration of the monastery.”
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