Aitalaha

Aitalaha

Bishop of Edessa
Aitalaha; Bishop of Edessa
Born	late 3rd century
Residence	Edessa
Died	345; Edessa; (modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)

Aitalaha was the Bishop of Edessa from 324/5 A.D.–345/6 A.D.^[1]

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

^ "Aitalaha". Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute/Gorgias Press. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ 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.

[GEDSH-1] "Aitalaha". Beth Mardutho, The Syriac Institute/Gorgias Press. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[Gelbert_2013-2] 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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