Jacob of Edessa

633 – 708 Syria

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Who was Jacob of Edessa?

Syriac Bishop of Edessa (c.640-708)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Jacob of Edessa (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

January 1, 0633

Aleppo

Died

708

Edessa

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

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