al-Rāhib, Elias
author: George A. Kiraz
source date: 2011
edition published: 2016-09-22-16:00
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al-Rāhib, Elias

https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/al-Rahib-Elias http://syriaca.org/bibl/461 452 Elias al-Rāhib http://syriaca.org/person/700 [person] [Monk and author.]

(1860–1949) [Chald.]

He was born in Shaqlāwa of the Sher family. In 1876 he joined the Monastery of Rabban Hormizd , became a monk in 1879, and was named Elias. He was ordained priest in 1895.

He composed in Syriac a history of the Chald. patriarchs from Yoḥannan Sullaqa onward (ms.) which was later translated into Arabic by ʿAzīz Buṭros of Alqosh under the title Kitāb al-ruʿā ‘The book of shepherds’ (1952). He also composed a collection of 30 poems and anthems, following the tradition of al-Ḥarīrī, and titled it Surisiqā ‘young bird without feathers’ which was his childhood nickname (ms.).

Sources

Abūna, Adab, 508–9.
Macuch, Geschichte, 413–4.

George A. Kiraz