Beth Zabdai
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Beth Zabdai or Gezireh is a town located on the right hand of the Tigris River, close to Jeziret ibn Omar, now Turkey
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Babai the Great
, the pillar of the Assyrian Church of the East
was born in Beth Ainata in Beth Zabdai in 551
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It was the seat of two Eastern Rite Catholic bishoprics.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Babai the Great
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...
, the pillar of the Assyrian Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East
The Assyrian Church of the East, officially the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East ʻIttā Qaddishtā w-Shlikhāitā Qattoliqi d-Madnĕkhā d-Āturāyē), is a Syriac Church historically centered in Mesopotamia. It is one of the churches that claim continuity with the historical...
was born in Beth Ainata in Beth Zabdai in 551
551
Year 551 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 551 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* Beirut is destroyed by an...
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It was the seat of two Eastern Rite Catholic bishoprics.