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Narsai

Born: c. 399
Died: 502

East Syrian poet-theologian who led the School of Edessa and later founded the School of Nisibis; his verse homilies are among the earliest witnesses to the liturgy of the Church of the East.

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No likeness of Narsai survives; shown: the church of Mar Yaʿqub at Nisibis, the city of the school he led

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The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai5th century

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The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai

Four of Narsai's verse homilies on the Eucharist, baptism, and the church and priesthood (Homilies XVII, XXI, XXII and XXXII), among the earliest witnesses to the East Syrian liturgy, in Connolly's translation with his notes.

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