Ignatius bar Wahib

Ignatius bar Wahib[nb 1] (Syriac: ܒܪ ܘܗܝܒ‎, Arabic: ابن ُوهيب‎)[1] was the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin from 1293 until his death in 1333.

Ignatius bar Wahib
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin
Church	Syriac Orthodox Church
See	Mardin
Installed	1293
Term ended	1333
Predecessor	Office created
Successor	Ignatius Ismail
Personal details
Birth name	Joseph Badr al-Din Zakhi bar Wahib
Born	Korinsha

Biography

Joseph Badr al-Din Zakhi bar Wahib was born at Korinsha in the Tur Abdin in the 13th century, and was the son of Abraham.[3] He was raised at Mardin,[4] and became a monk at the nearby Monastery of Saint Ananias.[3] Patriarch Philoxenus I Nemrud consecrated bar Wahib as Archbishop of Mardin in 1287, upon which he assumed the name Ignatius.[5]

He was elected as the patriarch of Mardin at a synod at the Monastery of Saint Ananias at the beginning of January 1293, and was consecrated by Ignatius, Archbishop of Qartmin.[6] In 1303, he convened a synod at the Monastery of Saint Ananias, in which he issued ten canons, and was attended by five bishops. [7] Bar Wahib served as patriarch of Mardin until his death in 1333.[3]

Works

Bar Wahib wrote two books on Syriac and Arab phonetics, and a liturgy in 1304.[8] As well as this, he wrote a treatise on the definition of prayers and rituals.[8]

References

Notes

1. He is counted as either Ignatius I as the first patriarch of Mardin by that name,[1] or Ignatius V, after Ignatius IV Yeshu (r. 1264–1283).[2]

Citations

1. James E. Walters (17 August 2016). "Ignatius I (V) bar Wahib". A Guide to Syriac Authors. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
2. Burleson & Van Rompay (2011).
3. Barsoum (2003), pp. 488-489.
4. Barsoum (2008), p. 53.
5. Barsoum (2008), p. 83.
6. Barsoum (2008), pp. 48-49.
7. Barsoum (2008), p. 64.
8. Barsoum (2008), p. 66.

Bibliography

• Barsoum, Ephrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press.
• Barsoum, Ephrem (2008). History of the Za‘faran Monastery. Translated by Matti Moosa. Gorgias Press.
• Burleson, Samuel; Van Rompay, Lucas (2011). "List of Patriarchs: II. The Syriac Orthodox Church and its Uniate continuations". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts; George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 3 October 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceded by Office created	Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin 1293-1333	Succeeded by Ignatius Ismail