Ignatius Abraham bar Gharib ( syr, ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܓܪܝܒ, ar, البطريرك ابرهيم بن غريب)
was the
Syriac Orthodox
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Patriarch of Mardin from 1381 or 1382 until his death in 1412.
Biography
Abraham was the son of Quryaqos, son of Gharīb of
Amid, and had a brother named Joseph, who would later become
metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis.
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of Amid. He became a monk at the
monastery of Saint Ananias and was ordained as a priest before 1355. He was appointed as his brother Joseph's successor as metropolitan bishop of Amid in with the name Cyril. Abraham was elected as patriarch of
Mardin at a
synod
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...
at Amid in 1381 or 1382, upon which he assumed the name Ignatius.
Soon after his ascension to the patriarchal office, Abraham designated a brother as his successor as patriarch, according to the anonymous continuator of the ''Ecclesiastical History'' of
Bar Hebraeus
Gregory Bar Hebraeus ( syc, ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, b. 1226 - d. 30 July 1286), known by his Syriac ancestral surname as Bar Ebraya or Bar Ebroyo, and also by a Latinized name Abulpharagius, was an Aramean Maphrian (regional primat ...
. In doing so, he attempted to establish his own familial succession in imitation of the preceding patriarchs of Mardin,
Ignatius Shahab () and
Ignatius Ismail (), both of whom were nephews of their predecessor. This was unsuccessful, however, as Abraham's brother would predecease him.
In 1396,
Timur
Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...
's attack on
Mardin resulted in damage to the nearby
monastery of Saint Ananias, including the destruction of the wall,
cells, and door of the sanctuary. Abraham promptly set about raising funds to restore the monastery through gathering donations and the sale of the monastery's furniture, manuscripts, and vessels. Eventually, he spent 50,000 coins of an unknown currency on rebuilding the monastery, at which time he may have also transferred the relics of
Saint Eugene and others there. Abraham served as patriarch of Mardin until his death in 1412 and was buried in the mausoleum of the
monastery of Saint Ananias.
Works
Abraham wrote a book of
propitiatory prayers ( syr, ḥusoyo) for the morning service of
Lazarus Saturday
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Lazarus Saturday in Eastern Christianity (consisting of the East ...
, and compiled a liturgy of
anaphoras of
Church Fathers
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, including a 13-page anaphora written by his brother Joseph.
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