Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was the King of Osroene with his...
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Abgar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abgar usually refers to Abgar V, King of Osroene, who ruled from 4 BC-40 AD. Abgar may also refer to: Abgar...
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Image of Edessa (redirect from Letter of Christ to Abgar)
century by Eusebius of Caesarea, King Abgar of Edessa wrote to Jesus, asking him to come cure him of an illness. Abgar received a reply letter from Jesus...
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Abgarid dynasty (redirect from Abgar dynasty)
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...
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Commagene as Arabs and the region as Arabia. Abgar II is called "an Arab phylarch" by Plutarch, while Abgar V is described as "king of the Arabs" by Tacitus...
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to Edessa in order to heal King Abgar V of Osroene, who had fallen ill. He stayed to evangelize, and so converted Abgar—or Agbar, or in one Latin version...
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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...
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daughter of King Izates. Moses of Chorene makes her the chief wife of Abgar V, king of Edessa. What is known of Helena is based on the writings of Josephus...
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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...
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a khachkar from Kecharis Monastery. ֏100,000 160 x 72 mm Blue Abgar V of Edessa Abgar V of Edessa receiving the mandylion from St. Thaddeus (not pictured)...
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have cured Abgar V of Edessa of leprosy with the Image of Edessa, leading to his conversion in AD 30. Thaddaeus was then commissioned by Abgar to proselytize...
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on a piece of material and transmitted by the Saviour himself to King Abgar V of Osroene. The central image is surrounded by smaller icons of the Most...
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pp. 275–276 Loughlin 1880 von Hefele, Karl (1855). Conciliengeschichte, v. 1. Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany: Herder. p. 373. Athanasius...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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of the twelve apostles Thaddeus, who conveyed the epistle to Augarus (Abgar V) Ananias, who baptized Paul, and was bishop of Damascus Stephen, the first...
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Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper and the papermaking process (d. 121) Abgar V, Roman client king of Osroene (approximate date) Aulus Cornelius Celsus...
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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (St. Louis, Missouri) Society of Saint Pius V Traditionalist Mexican-American Catholic Church True Catholic Church Ukrainian...
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AD 193-337. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-30199-2. Grigoryan, V. (1987). "Trdat G Mets" Տրդատ Գ Մեծ [Tiridates III the Great]. In Hambardzumyan...
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Peshitta dell'Antico Testamento, Brescia, ISBN 88-394-0494-5 Flesher, P. V. M. (ed.) (1998). Targum Studies Volume Two: Targum and Peshitta. Atlanta...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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of letters between the Roman Emperor Tiberius and the king of Osroene Abgar V discussing political developments in the region near Parthia. The authenticity...
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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...
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Abgar VI was king of Osrhoene from 71-91 CE Abgar V Abgar VII Eder et al. 2007, p. 109. Eder, W.; Renger, J.; Henkelman, W.; Chenault, R. (2007). Brill's...
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