Shushan (disambiguation) — Shushan is a city in the Khuzestan province of Iran.Shushan may also refer to:* Amit Ben Shushan (born 1985), Israeli football player * John IX bar Shushan (11th century), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch * Naji Shushan (born 1981), Libyan… … Wikipedia
Michael the Syrian — (died 1199 AD), also known as Michael the Great or Michael Syrus or Michael the Elder, in opposition to his nephew[1], was a patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1166 to 1199. He is best known today as the author of the largest medieval… … Wikipedia
Saint Peter — For other uses, see St. Peter (disambiguation). Saint Peter the Apostle Painting of Saint Peter by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the saint as Pope (1611 1612). Prince of the Apostles, First Pope, Martyr, Preacher … Wikipedia
Dionysius Telmaharensis — (or Dionysus of Tel Mahre) (died 848) was a patriarch or supreme head of the Syrian Orthodox Church (818 848). He was born at Tell Mahre (hence the Latin genitive Telmaharensis ) near ar Raqqa on the Balikh River. He spent his earlier years as a… … Wikipedia
List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch — The Patriarch of Antioch is the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church; this is a list of primates who have held that office. For Patriarchs of Antioch before the split in 518 between the Syriac and Eastern Orthodox churches, see List of Patriarchs… … Wikipedia
Ignatius Ya`qub III — Mor Ignatius Jacob (Ya qub) III was the 121st Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He was very skilled in and knowledgeable in Syriac sacral music or Beth Gazo. He re established the Maphrianate/Catholicate … Wikipedia
Pope Christodolos of Alexandria — (also known as Abd el Messiah) was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (1047 1077).He joined the Paromeos Monastery in the Nitrian Desert before becoming a Pope. During his tenure Cairo became the fixed and official … Wikipedia
1073 — Events* April 22 Pope Gregory VII (Cardinal Hildebrand) succeeds Pope Alexander II as the 157th pope. * Emperor Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan. * Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the Rif , an important work of Jewish law. * John… … Wikipedia
Isaac of Antioch — Isaac of Antioch, one of the stars of Syriac literature, is the reputed author of a large number of metrical homilies (The fullest list, by Gustav Bickell, contains 191 which are extant in MSS), many of which are distinguished by an originality… … Wikipedia
Sentence spacing — Double sentence spaced typewriter text (1946) vs. single sentence spaced typeset text (1979) Sentence spacing is the horizontal space between sentences in typeset text. It is a matter of typographical convention … Wikipedia
