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King of Osroene from 177 to 212
Abgar VIII of Edessa, also known as Abgar the Great, or Abgar bar Ma'nu, was an Arab king of Osroene from 177 CE to 212 CE. Abgar the Great was most remembered
Abgar_VIII
Ancient kingdom in Upper Mesopotamia (132 BC–214 AD)
that the official adoption of Christianity happened during the reign of Abgar VIII the Great (177 – 212), who was either Christian himself or not at all
Osroene
1st-century AD king of Osroene and 1st Christian king
Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was an Arab King of Osroene with
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Name list
surname. Abgar II (ruled 68–53 BC) Abgar V (ruled 4 BC–40 AD) Abgar VI (ruled 71–91 AD) Abgar VII (ruled 109–116 AD) Abgar VIII (ruled 167–177 AD) Abgar IX
Abgar_(name)
King of Osroene from 212 to 213
Abgar IX Severus was king of Osroene. Abgar succeeded his father, Abgar VIII in 212. In 213 Abgar IX and his son were summoned to Rome and murdered at
Abgar_IX
Nabataean Arab dynasty ruling Edessa and Osroene (134 BC - 242 AD)
the dynasty bore Iranian names, while others had Arabic names, including Abgar itself. J.B. Segal notes that the names ending in "-u" are "undoubtedly
Abgarid_dynasty
Syrian theologian and writer (154–222)
for their son was educated with a prince of Osroene, possibly the later Abgar VIII. Africanus says that he saw Bardaisan, with bow and arrow, mark the outline
Bardaisan
Rome. Several rulers beyond the Euphrates had actively backed Niger: Abgar VIII of Edessa (Osroene) sent troops in his support, the king of Hatra, Barsemius
Septimius Severus' Parthian campaigns
Septimius_Severus'_Parthian_campaigns
Human history in the Arabian Peninsula before 610 CE
Christianity came early to Osroene and was widely embraced by the reign of Abgar VIII the Great (177 – 212), who was either Christian himself or not at all
Pre-Islamic_Arabia
Head of the Catholic Church from c. 174 to 189
Edessa. The king in question is, therefore, Lucius Ælius Septimus Megas Abgar VIII, of Edessa, a Christian king as is well known. The original statement
Pope_Eleutherius
Greco-Roman Christian traveller and historian
mention him under Severus Alexander (222–235). He appears to have known Abgar VIII (176–213). Africanus may have served under Septimius Severus against the
Sextus_Julius_Africanus
Arabian Christianity's growth, distribution before Islam
this, Abgar VIII, the Arab king of the Osroene Kingdom (known also as the "Kingdom of Edessa") converted to Christianity around 200 AD, making Abgar the
Christianity in pre-Islamic Arabia
Christianity_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Edessa contemporaneous with Pope Eleutherius was Lucius Aelius Aurelius Abgar VIII. Des grantz geanz ("Of the Great Giants"), a 14th-century Anglo-Norman
List of legendary kings of Britain
List_of_legendary_kings_of_Britain
City in southeastern Turkey
kingdom. Ma'nu VIII died in 177 and was succeeded by Abgar VIII, also called Abgar the Great. Abgar was stripped of most of his domains except for Edessa
Urfa
conversion of Rome itself. // The stories of the conversions of both Abgar V and Abgar VIII may not be true, and have been doubted by a number of Western authorities
Christianity in the Middle East
Christianity_in_the_Middle_East
Mid-6th century Syriac history of Edessa
picks up with a record of a flood of the river Daysan during the reign of Abgar VIII in November 201, which damaged a Christian church building in Edessa.
Chronicle_of_Edessa
Aspect of the Roman emperor's life
AD 200, when Abgar VIII, an ethnic Arab and king of the Roman client state Osroene, converted to Christianity - the ethnicity of Abgar is disputed though
Philip the Arab and Christianity
Philip_the_Arab_and_Christianity
Name Description Dates Ref. Abbas I Shah of Iran 1587 – 1629 Abgar VIII King of Osroene 177 – 212 [citation needed] Akbar Emperor of Mughal 1556 – 1605
List of people known as the Great
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Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (139–163) Wa'il bar Sahru (163–165) Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (165–167) Abgar VIII (167–177) Abgar IX (the great) (177–212) Abgar X Severus
List of rulers of Parthian sub-kingdoms
List_of_rulers_of_Parthian_sub-kingdoms
Legendary 2nd century king of the Britons
Adolf von Harnack. Von Harnack argued that King Lucius was actually King Abgar VIII of Edessa and the mix-up was due to a scribal error. Von Harnack then
Lucius_of_Britain
|Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu, client King under Rome (139–163) Wa'il bar Sahru, client King under Rome (163–165) Ma'nu VIII bar Ma'nu (165–167) Abgar VIII, client
List of state leaders in the 2nd century
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century
kingdom. Ma'nu VIII died in 177 and was succeeded by Abgar VIII, also called Abgar the Great. Abgar sided with Pescennius Niger in his civil war against
History_of_Urfa
more than 20 Bishops and some 18 dioceses." After the conversion of King Abgar VIII (r. 179–212) of Edessa, the Aramaic language (later called Classical Syriac)
Chronicle_of_Arbela
5th-century Syriac Christian martyrdom text
year of Roman Emperor Trajan's reign and during the third year of King Abgar VIII's reign but is dated by scholars to the 5th century AD. The Acts of Sharbel
Acts_of_Sharbel
Ancient city – now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey
quote the Letter of Abgar to Jesus and the Letter of Jesus to Abgar in the state archives of Edessa, foundational texts of the Abgar Legend. Egeria, a high-status
Edessa
Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of Jesus
to Edessa in order to heal King Abgar V of Osroene, who had fallen ill. He stayed to evangelize, and so converted Abgar and his people including Saint
Addai_of_Edessa
Siege by Parthians of Roman held city (163)
Rome. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674016835. Segal, J.B. (1982). "ABGAR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 2. pp. 210–213. v t e v t e v t e
Siege_of_Edessa_(163)
John VII Sarigta (965–985) Athanasius IV Salhoyo (986/987–1002/1003) John VIII bar Abdoun (1004–1030/1031/1033) Dionysius IV Yahyo (1031–1042) vacant (1042–1049)
List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch
List_of_Syriac_Orthodox_patriarchs_of_Antioch
Siege of Parthian-held Edessa by Roman forces (165)
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521301992. Segal, J.B. (1982). "ABGAR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 2. pp. 210–213. v t e v t e v t e
Siege_of_Edessa_(165)
(94 BC) Abgar I, King (94–68 BC) Abgar II, King (68–52 BC) Ma'nu II, King (52–34 BC) Paqor of, King (34–29 BC) Abgar III, King (29–26 BC) Abgar IV, King
List of state leaders in the 1st century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century_BC
Roman emperor from 193 to 211
Syria by land. He immediately gathered his army and crossed the Euphrates. Abgar IX, titular King of Osroene but essentially only the ruler of Edessa since
Septimius_Severus
King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 147 to 191
Rome. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674016835. Segal, J.B. (1982). "ABGAR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 2. pp. 210–213. Sellwood, David (1983)
Vologases_IV
Osroene (complete list) – Abgar V, King (4 BC–7 AD, 13–50) Ma'nu IV, King (7–13 AD) Ma'nu V, King (50–57) Ma'nu VI, King (57–71) Abgar VI, King (71–91) Sanatruk
List of state leaders in the 1st century
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_1st_century
Society of King Charles the Martyr "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Legend of Abgar". www.newadvent.org. "BRYCHAN, saint (fl. mid 5th century)". Dictionary
List of royal saints and martyrs
List_of_royal_saints_and_martyrs
Autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Church in Ethiopia
in the tomb, and rose again from the dead. "Apostolic Constitutions (Book VIII)". New Advent. XXXIII. I Peter and Paul do make the following constitutions
Tigrayan Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Tigrayan_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Christian denomination based in Egypt
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Coptic_Orthodox_Church
Religious work of art in Christianity
King Abgar of Edessa (died c. 50 CE) sent a letter to Jesus at Jerusalem, asking Jesus to come and heal him of an illness. This version of the Abgar story
Icon
79th patriarch and 12th-century saint & chronicler of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Michael_the_Syrian
Historical era of the Christian religion
AD 400) (from information in the royal archives of Edessa) describes how King Abgar V of Edessa communicated to Jesus, requesting he come and heal him, to which
Early_Christianity
Ethnic group
reign of Abgar the Great, 150 years later. Scholars are generally agreed that the legend has confused the two Abgars. It cannot be proved that Abgar the Great
Arabs
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination of Ethiopia
in the tomb, and rose again from the dead. "Apostolic Constitutions (Book VIII)". New Advent. XXXIII. I Peter and Paul do make the following constitutions
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
List of Christian denominations
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Formally independent states, but subordinate to the Roman Empire
III, from invading Armenia, and his authority was enough to recall King Abgar [king of Osroene in Mesopotamia] from the East. He also placed the pro-Roman
Client kingdoms in ancient Rome
Client_kingdoms_in_ancient_Rome
fondness for young males. This was used to advantage by the king of Edessa, Abgar VII, who, after incurring the anger of Trajan for some misdeed, sent his
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history
Decade
pirates. The port is set on fire and the consular war fleet is destroyed. Abgar II becomes ruler of Osroene. Consuls: Manius Acilius Glabrio and Gaius Calpurnius
60s_BC
Branch of Eastern Christianity
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117
province of Mesopotamia, including the Kingdom of Osrhoene – where King Abgar VII submitted to Trajan publicly – as a Roman protectorate. This process
Trajan
Byzantine emperor from 920 to 944
relics, the mandylion, the holy towel allegedly sent by Jesus Christ to King Abgar V of Edessa. John Kourkouas, although considered by some of his contemporaries
Romanos_I_Lekapenos
Second division of the Christian biblical canon
of Thaddeus.[citation needed] Moreover, the correspondence between King Abgar V and Jesus Christ, which is found in various forms—including within both
New_Testament
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
(king) Theodosius is commemorated in Armenian Anaphora with saint kings: Abgar, Constantine and Tiridates. In Eastern Orthodox Church he is commemorated
Theodosius_I
Christian religious rite
liturgy of the Church in Edessa. The tradition, resting on the legend of Abgar and of his correspondence with Christ, which has been shown to be apocryphal
East_Syriac_Rite
Contemporary work about Byzantine construction
Procopius links this event to a legendary letter from Jesus Christ to King Abgar V, promising the city eternal protection from barbarians. After a lacuna
On_Buildings
(20 BC–12 BC) Antiochus III of Commagene, King of Commagene (12 BC–17 AD) Abgar V, first Christian King (according to Khorenatsi) Antiochus IV of Commagene
Lists_of_Armenians
visits Edessa, where he is given a crown "made with care in the days of king Abgar". He heals a sick woman and then returns to Constantinople. The narrative
Julian_Romance
Ecumenical council in Ephesus in 431, convened by Emperor Theodosius II
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Council_of_Ephesus
Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Both 2018 King Abgar V of Edessa 4 BC-7 AD and 13–50 AD King of Osroene 100,000 2009
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Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Carpenter; Gospel of Thomas; Arabic Gospel of the Infancy; Letters of Jesus and Abgar; Letter of Lentulus; Prayer of Jesus, Son of Mary; Story of Veronica; Gospel
List of English translations from medieval sources: A
List_of_English_translations_from_medieval_sources:_A
Syriac Christian martyrdom text
in which the martyrdom began such as Diocletian, Aba, Bishop Qona, and Abgar son of Zora During the Diocletianic Persecution, the two martyrs dwelling
Acts_of_Shmona_and_of_Gurya
Emperor Severus issues an edict forbidding conversion to Christianity 206 Abgar, King of Edessa, embraces the Christian faith 208 Tertullian writes that
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Oriental Orthodox Christian church
(1688–1728) Thoma V (1728–1765) Thoma VI (1765–1808) Thoma VII (1808–1809) Thoma VIII (1809–1816) Thoma IX (1816) Dionysius II (1816) Mar Philoxenos II (1816-1818)
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Malankara_Orthodox_Syrian_Church
Autonomous See
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople
Armenian_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople
Patriarch of Antioch from 512 to 538
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Severus_of_Antioch
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination
in the tomb, and rose again from the dead. "Apostolic Constitutions (Book VIII)". XXXIII. I Peter and Paul do make the following constitutions. Let the
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Eritrean_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
Brazilian children's writer (born 1941)
Spanish). 2000-09-23. Retrieved 2023-05-28. "Ana Maria Machado obtiene el VIII Premio Iberoamericano SM de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil". Europa Press
Ana_Maria_Machado
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List of popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church
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Decade
politician and general Publius Licinius Crassus, son of Marcus Licinius Crassus Abgar II, Arab king of Edessa (modern Turkey) Gaius Scribonius Curio, Roman statesman
50s_BC
Orthodox Christian episcopal office
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
Syriac_Orthodox_Patriarch_of_Antioch_and_All_the_East
holding a symbol representing the Armenian Church AMD 100,000 Abgar V of Edessa Abgar V of Edessa receiving the mandylion from St. Thaddeus (not pictured)
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Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
List of patriarchs of Alexandria
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Calendar year
7 – Åke Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat, lawyer (b. 1893) July 8 – Diana Abgar, Armenian diplomat (b. 1859) July 9 – Oliver Law, American labor organizer
1937
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
List_of_abunas_of_Ethiopia
Christianity took hold in Assyria when Saint Thaddeus of Edessa converted King Abgar V of Osroene in the mid-1st century AD. From the 3rd century AD onwards
History_of_the_Assyrians
Head of the Coptic Church from 444 to 454
Thomas Cross Ethiopian cross Major figures Cyril of Alexandria Mor Addai Abgar V Gregory the Illuminator Nine Saints of Ethiopia Tiridates III Mar Awgin
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
Pope_Dioscorus_I_of_Alexandria
Brazilian politician
September 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010. "The War of Paraguay: Chapter VIII, The Argentine Alliance". Retrieved 2 February 2018. Works by Francisco Otaviano
Francisco_Otaviano
Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444
Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, VI, 7; Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, VIII, 12. Chrysostom Baur (1912), "Theophilus, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol
Cyril_of_Alexandria
Poet, essayist, and art and literary critic (1870–1922)
Theodorescu-Sion, Friedrich Storck and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, as well as Abgar Baltazar, Alexandru Brătășanu, Alexandru Poitevin-Skeletti, George Demetrescu
Alexandru_Bogdan-Pitești
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monk and author of religious book
contributions. (Oikonomia. Quellen und Studien zur Orthodoxen Theologie, Bd. 19.) [viii], [104] PP. Erlangen: Lehrstuhl für Geschichte und Theologie des christlichen
Giyorgis_of_Segla
to 2008 – ed. 21 to 52). Between 2012 and 2017 he was director of phase VIII of the Revista Brasileira da ABL, having coordinated the publication of issues
Marco_Lucchesi
Brazilian jurist (1910–2006)
Organizing seven Brazilian Congresses of Philosophy (1950-2002) and the VIII Inter-American Congress of Philosophy (Brasilia, 1972). Special Rapporteur
Miguel_Reale
Africa 200 – First Christians are reported in Switzerland and Belgium 206 – Abgar, the Syriac King of Edessa, embraces the Christian faith 208 – Tertullian
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ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
Boy/Male
Arabic
Wonderland; Fairyland
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Noble spearman.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Eyes; Vision; Sight
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Devoted to God
Boy/Male
Arabic
First Born; Virginal; New; Novel
Boy/Male
Indian
Devotee
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi, Pashtun
Embers
Boy/Male
Arabic
Strong
Girl/Female
Arabic
Swift
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Pashtun, Sindhi
A Truthful Person; Saint
Boy/Male
Indian
Petty, Handsome
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Powerful; Mighty
Girl/Female
Arabic
Narcissus; Arabian Jasmine
Male
English
English variant spelling of Hebrew Abner, ABNAR means "father of light."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Shining; More Brilliant; More Magnificent
Girl/Female
Arabic
Accept
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Danish, German, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim
Devotee; Devoted to Lord
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, either Egar (see Edgar) or Algar (see Alger).Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Hagar.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Christian, English, German
Noble Spearman; Spear from the Elves
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Ælfgar, ALGAR means "elf spear."Â
ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Romanian
Care
Surname or Lastname
English (County Durham)
English (County Durham) : most probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place in northern England.
Girl/Female
Australian, Czechoslovakian, French, Polish, Slavic
Goddess of Love and Fertility; Girl; Maid; Bride
Boy/Male
Irish
Servant.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Fulfilled
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shri Krishna
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Trustworthy
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Is a star
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dear one
ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
ABGAR VIII
v. t.
To bear; to behave.
v. t.
To put up with; to endure.
n.
A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of Henry VIII.
n.
The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface VIII.
n.
Same as Agar-agar.
n.
A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
n.
An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium, agar-agar, and other seaweeds.
n.
The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.
n.
A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
a.
Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
n.
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).