Jacob of Edessa
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Jacob of Edessa or James of Edessa was a Syriac Orthodox bishop of Edessa, scholar, and translator. Renowned for his multilingual mastery, he made lasting contributions to biblical revision, canon law
A Syriac icon of St. Jacob absorbed in study
Syriac Psalter, 12th–13th century AD
Leaf from a 16th century Syriac prayer book that utilizes Jacob's diacritics
The Syriac Liturgy of Saint James, which Jacob helped develop, remains in use throughout Syriac Orthodox churches today, including this Jacobite Syrian Christian Church
Edessa
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Edessa was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicato
The heritage of Roman Edessa survives today in these columns at the site of Urfa Castle, dominating the skyline of the modern city of Urfa.
Silver tetradrachm struck in Edessa by Macrinus 217–218 AD
King Abgar holding the Image of Edessa.
The seizure of Edessa in Syria by the Byzantine army and the Arabic counterattack (Maniakes) from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.jpg