Babai the Great

Deceased Person

0551 – 0628

92

Who was Babai the Great?

Babai the Great was an early church father of the Church of the East. He set several of the foundational pillars of the Church, revived the monastic movement, and formulated its Christology in a systematic way. He served as an unofficial head of the Nestorian Church from 611 to 628 AD, leaving a legacy of strong discipline and deep religious Orthodoxy. He is revered in the modern Assyrian Church of the East.

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Born
0551
Profession
Education
  • School of Nisibis
Died
0628

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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