Jacob of Serugh
Jacob of Serugh (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܣܪܘܓܝܐ, romanized: Yaʿquḇ Sruḡāyâ, Classical Syriac pronunciation: [ˌjaˤˈquβ sᵊˌruɣˈɒˌjɒ]; Latin: Iacobus Sarugiensis; c. 451 – 29 November 521), also called Mar Jacob (Syriac: ܡܪ ܝܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Mār Yaʿquḇ), was one of the foremost Syriac poet-theologians, perhaps only second in stature to Ephrem the Syrian and equal to Narsai. Where his predecessor Ephrem is known as the 'Harp of the Holy Spirit' (kennār ruḥâ), Jacob is the 'Flute of the Holy Spirit' in Antiochene Syriac Christianity. He is known primarily for his prodigious corpus of more than seven-hundred verse homilies, or mêmrê (Syriac: ܡܐܡܖ̈ܐ Classical Syriac pronunciation: [ˈmemˌre]), of which only 225 have been edited and published.
Jacob of Serugh | |
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Syriac depiction of Jacob of Serugh, from ancient manuscript | |
| Deacon, Priest, Bishop | |
| Born | c. 451 AD Kurtam on the Euphrates (near Harran) |
| Died | 29 November 521 AD Batnan daSrugh, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Suruç, Urfa, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Oriental Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Major shrine | St. Mary Church, Diyarbakır |
| Feast | 29 November (Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox) 3 Koiak (Coptic calendar) |
| Attributes | Staff, pointed hood, flute |
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