Paul of Aleppo
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Paul Zaim, known sometime also as Paul of Aleppo (Paul, Archdeacon
of Aleppo
) (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian
Melkite clergyman and chronicler. Son of Patriarch
Macarios III Zaim
, Paul accompanied his father in his travels throughout Constantinople
, Wallachia
, Moldavia
, Ukraine
and Muscovy, as an attempt to raise funds and support for their Church (from 1652 to 1559, and from 1666 to 1669).
on January 30, 1669.
Paul wrote down an account of his visits, The Travels of Macarius, Patriarch of Antioch (edited in Arabic
). It is important as a source on Wallachia, documenting the main events of Constantin Şerban
's rule and the Ottoman
expedition of 1657. He wrote also a History of the Patriarchs of Antioch.
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
) (1627 - 1669) was a Syrian
Syrian people
The Syrian people are the inhabitants and citizens of Syria. Syrians are tied together by geography, linguistic heritage, religion, and similar Eastern Mediterranean ethnicities...
Melkite clergyman and chronicler. Son of Patriarch
Patriarch
Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. The system of such rule of families by senior males is called patriarchy. This is a Greek word, a compound of πατριά , "lineage, descent", esp...
Macarios III Zaim
Macarios III Zaim
Patriarch Yousef Yuhanna Meletios Macarios III Zaim was Melkite Greek Patriarch of Antioch from 1647 to 1672. He led a period of blossoming of his Church and he is also remembered for his travels in Russia and for his involvement in the reforms of Russian Patriarch Nikon.-Life:Yousef Zaim was born...
, Paul accompanied his father in his travels throughout Constantinople
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, Ukraine
History of the Cossacks
- Early history :The origins of the first Cossacks are uncertain. The traditional historiography dates the emergence of Cossacks to the 14-15th centuries...
and Muscovy, as an attempt to raise funds and support for their Church (from 1652 to 1559, and from 1666 to 1669).
Life and works
He was born in 1627 in Aleppo, the same year his mother died. He was appointed a reader on May 8, 1642. On February 17, 1644 he married and on November 21, 1647 he was ordained Archdeacon. He died in Tiflis, GeorgiaGeorgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
on January 30, 1669.
Paul wrote down an account of his visits, The Travels of Macarius, Patriarch of Antioch (edited in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
). It is important as a source on Wallachia, documenting the main events of Constantin Şerban
Constantin Serban
Constantin Şerban was Prince of Wallachia between 1654 and 1658, illegitimate son to Radu Şerban .-Reign:...
's rule and the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
expedition of 1657. He wrote also a History of the Patriarchs of Antioch.