Barhebraeus
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Gregory Barhebraeus or Bar Hebraeus, also known as Abu al-Faraj and in Latin, Abulpharagius, was the maphrian Catholicos of the East of the Catholicate of the East under the Syriac Orthodox Church fro
Barhebraeus absorbed in study
The Maragha Observatory in Iran
Ecumenical Memorial Plaque at Cologne Cathedral, depicting two clergymen exchanging symbols of unity
Syriac MS 11. (1699) by Barhebraeus, from his Nomocanon or "Book of Directions" (Kthobo d-Hudoye)
Sorghaghtani Beki
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Surqaghtani Beki, posthumously Empress Xianyi Zhuangsheng, was a Keraite princess and daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan. Married to Tolui, Genghis' youngest son, Sorghaghtani became one of the most powe
Barhebraeus
…he perceived Hulagu as a kind of new Cyrus, freeing God's people from "Babylon", or as a new Constantine through likening Hulagu's Christian mother, Sorghoqtani, to Empress Helena. The Mongol rulers' comparative tolerance towards Christians inspired hopes that a Christian polity might arise under their protection…
Queen Sorghaghtani with her husband, Tolui. Rashid al-Din Hamadani, early 14th century.