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Poems of Bar Maʿdani

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"For the benefit of those who love the Arameandom, we were careful to publish this book of memre and verse homilies of Mor Yuhanon Bar Ma‘dani."

In the preface to Mimre d-Bar Maʿdani, Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani writes that he is publishing the memre and verse homilies for those who love the Aramean nation—that is, the nation with which he identified.

Author

Mor Philoxenus Yuhanon Dolabani

Philoxenos Yuḥanon Dolabani (1885–1969) was a modern Syriac Orthodox writer, educator, and bishop of Mardin (1947–69). Born and raised in Mardin, he initially pursued a career in shoe-making but later became a monk in 1908. Dolabani taught at several monasteries and the Syriac Orthodox Orphanage in Adana. He accompanied Patriarch Eliya III on pastoral tours in the Middle East, particularly after World War I and the Sayfo massacres. In 1947, he was consecrated Bishop of Mardin. Dolabani edited various works, including an abridged version of the Beth Gazo and Bar Hebraeus' Book of the Dove. He authored over 40 books in Syriac, Arabic, and Turkish. His autobiography was published posthumously in 2007.

Item details

Date: 1914
Language: Syriac-Aramaic
Publisher: preface of "Mimre d-Bar Maadani" [Poems of Bar Maadani], ND Holland 1980