Names
main: Jacob of Sarug↗ alt: James of Serugh↗ birth: ያዕቆብ፡ ዘሥሩግ፡↗ normalized: Yāʿqob za-Śǝrug↗ normalized: Jacob of Serug↗ nick: The flute of the Holy Spirit↗
Birth
He was born at a place called Kurtam near Baṭnān (Batnae) in 451.
Period of Activity
He became a monk at the age of 22 in 473. In his final years, he became a bishop of his native Baṭnān in 519. He is best known for his extensive poetic output. It is believed that he composed 760 metrical homilies of which perhaps 250 have survived. He also composed hymns and numerous letters. His several compositions are also extant in Ethiopic. These works were translated from Arabic into Gǝʿǝz during the reign of King Zarʾa Yāʿqob↗ to be read on newly established feasts for various saints.
Death
0521
Author of
- ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ዘይተነበብ፡ በሳድስ፡ ሰንበተ፡ ጾም። attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ ʾEfrem baʾǝnta ṭǝmqatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna.
- Dǝrsān za-darasa bǝḍuʿ wa-qǝddus ʾabbā Yaʿǝqob ze-Serug baʾǝnta ʿǝraftu la-ʾAron kāhǝn attributed.
- Baʾǝnta ʾabuna ʾAbrǝhām attributed.
- Dǝrsān qālu za-bǝṣuʿ Yāʿqob ʾeṗis qoṗos za-Śǝrug baʾǝnta malʾak wa-fayyātāwi, 2syriac attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-bǝḍuʿ wa-qǝddus ʾabbā Yāʿqob ʾeṗṗis qoṗos za-Sǝrug baʾǝnta masqal attributed.
- Homily on the Vision of Joseph attributed.
- Homily on Priests and Deacons who have Fallen Asleep attributed.
- Hāymānota ʾabaw, Testimonies by Jacob of Sarug attributed.
- Homily on Simeon the Priest attributed.
- Homily by Jacob (of Serug) on the visit of Mary to Elizabeth attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-darasa qǝddus wa-bǝḍuʿ ʾabbā Yāʿǝqob ʾeṗṗis qoṗṗos za-Sǝrug baʾǝnta ʾAbrǝhām ʾabuna ʿarka ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer wa-baʾǝnta ʾaqǝrbotu la-Yǝsḥaq waldu wa-ʾǝffo bezawo ʾƎgziʾabǝḥer ba-baggǝʿ attributed.
- Homily on the Apostle Thomas attributed.
- ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በእንተ፡ ስብከት፡ ጌና፡ ወበእንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወኤልሳቤጥ፡ attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-ʾabbā Yāʿqob za-śālǝs sanbata krǝstiyān za-yǝtnabbab za-ṣom attributed.
- Bäʾǝntä ḥǝmamat maḫyawit attributed.
- Homily on the Annunciation to Zacharias attributed.
- Dǝrsāna sanbat attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-ʾabbā Yāʿqob wa-tamayṭat Māryām tǝgbāʾ betā ʾǝm-dǝḫra zǝntu ʾǝsma baṣḥa gize tǝlad walatta Lewāwiyān attributed.
- ʾAkkʷateta qʷǝrbān za-qǝddus Yāʿqob za-Śǝrug attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-ʾabbā Yāʿqob za-darasa baʾǝnta lǝdatu la-ʾǝgziʾǝna ʾIyasus Krǝstos attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-bǝḍuʿ wa-qǝddus ʿabiy mamhǝra bǝḥera ṣǝbaḥ Yāʿqob za-Sǝrug attributed.
- Dǝrsān za-qǝddus Yāʿqob ʿabiy mamhǝr za-hagara Sǝrug attributed.
- ድርሳን፡ ዘአባ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ በእንተ፡ ስብከት፡ ጌና፡ ወበእንተ፡ ማርያም፡ ወኤልሳቤጥ፡.
- Homily on the Annunciation to Zacharias.
- Homily on the Visit of Mary to Elisabeth.
- Homily on the Vision of Joseph.
- Homily on Simeon the Priest.
- Dǝrsān qālu za-bǝṣuʿ Yāʿqob ʾeṗis qoṗos za-Śǝrug baʾǝnta malʾak wa-fayyātāwi.
- Homily on the Apostle Thomas.
- Dǝrsān za-bǝḍuʿ wa-qǝddus ʾabbā Yāʿqob ʾeṗṗis qoṗos za-Sǝrug baʾǝnta masqal.
- Dǝrsān za-ʾabbā Yāʿqob za-śālǝs sanbata krǝstiyān za-yǝtnabbab za-ṣom.
- Dǝrsān za-ʾabbā Yāʿqob wa-tamayṭat Māryām tǝgbāʾ betā ʾǝm-dǝḫra zǝntu ʾǝsma baṣḥa gize tǝlad walatta Lewāwiyān.
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Names
- main: Jacob of Sarug en
- alt: James of Serugh en
- birth: ያዕቆብ፡ ዘሥሩግ፡ gez
- nick: The flute of the Holy Spirit en
Dates
Birth: 451
Period of activity: 473–521
Death: 521
Occupation
writer
Faith
Syriac
Nationality
Syria
Subject of
- ʾAbušākǝr.Chapter 13 and Chapter 14 refer to Jacob of Sarug for the creation of the moon as full moon.
Secondary Bibliography
Secondary Bibliography
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Witakowski, W. 2007. ‘Jacob of Serug’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, III (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007), 262a–263b.
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Frederick, V. 1991. ‘Jacob of Sarūj’, in A. S. Atiya, ed., The Coptic Encyclopedia, IV (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991), 1319b–1320a.
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