Addai of Edessa
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According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa or Thaddeus of Edessa was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.
Icon of St. Thaddeus (10th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai)
Abgar receiving the Mandylion from Addai (encaustic icon, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai).
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Assyrians
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Assyrians are a distinct ethnic group native to Mesopotamia with roots in ancient Assyria. They speak varieties of Neo-Aramaic, a branch of the Semitic language family that replaced Akkadian during th
Addai of Edessa
…the First Apocalypse of James and the Second Apocalypse of James. In Roman Catholic tradition, he and Saint Mari are considered patrons of Persian and Assyrian people. Thomasine Church Patriarchs…
Part of the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, c. 645–635 BC
Mor Mattai Monastery (Dayro d-Mor Mattai) in, Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq. It is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence. It is famous for its magnificent library and a considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts
Masawaiyh, an Assyrian Nestorian physician of the Islamic Golden Age
Mar Elias (Eliya), the Nestorian bishop of the Urmia plain village of Geogtapa, c. 1831