Barsumas of Nisibis

Barsumas of Nisibis
(c. 415/20–c. 491/2)
   Bishop and Heretic.
   Barsumas was a follower of the semi-Nestorian ibas of Edessa. Supported by the Persian King, he became Bishop of Nisibis where he founded an important school of theology. He attempted to establish the independence of his see from the Churches of the Roman Empire, and Nestorianism became the official doctrine. Clerical marriage was permitted and he himself married a nun. Ultimately he was assassinated by a group of Persian monks. Six of his letters have survived.
   P. Gero, Barsumas of Nisibis and Persian Christianity (1981).

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