Aitalaha

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Aitalaha

Bishop of Edessa
Bornlate 3rd century
Residence Edessa
Died345
Edessa
(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

Aitalaha was the Bishop of Edessa from 324/5 AD to 345/6 AD. [1]

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Spellings

He is also known as Aeithales, Ethilaos, Ethalas, Aithilaha, Aithalas, Aitallaha, Aithalla, Euthalius, Aeithilas, [2] Ethalaha, or Absalom of Edessa. [3]

Life

He was a deacon in Edessa when Licinius (fl. 308–324) was the Roman emperor. [2]

Shortly after succeeding Sa'ad as Bishop of Edessa, he was one of the presiding members of the First Council of Nicaea in 325. [2]

He died in 345 and was succeeded by Abraham of Edessa. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aitalaha". Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute/Gorgias Press. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gelbert, Carlos (2013). The Mandaeans and the Christians in the time of Jesus Christ: enemies from the first days of the church. Fairfield, N.S.W.: Living Water Books. pp. 238–243. ISBN   978-0-9580346-4-7. OCLC   853508149.
  3. ↑ Wallace-Hadrill, D. S. (1982). Christian Antioch: A study of early Christian thought in the East (PDF). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 166. ISBN   978-0-521-23425-2.
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