• Description: Photograph by Gareth Hughes of the Church of Saint Jacob (`Idto d-Mor Y`aqub) in Nisibis.
  • The Tomb of Saint Jacob of Nisibis located at the newly excavated Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis. The fragment of Noah's Ark discovered by Saint Jacob...
  • Another significant contribution of Saint Jacob was his construction of a grand basilica and a theological school in Nisibis.
  • On June the 24th, Holy Relics of St. Jacob will be taken to Ontario where Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Toronto.
  • Also known as Saint Jacob of Nisibis. ... St. James (Jacob) of Nisibis (now Nusaybin, Turkey), was the first Bishop of Nisibis, from 309 until his death, circa 338.
  • The newly excavated Church of Saint Jacob of Nisibis. ... However, Saint Jacob is credited as the successor of Babu, the first bishop of Nisibis (r.
  • Ephrem of Syria, recognized as a Doctor of the Church by Roman Catholics, Armenians, Syro-Malabar Catholics, and Anglicans, considered Saint Jacob to be his...
  • Saint Jacob of Nisibis Jacob s tomb in the crypt of his church in Nisibis. Born 3rd century AD Nisibis (Antiochia Mygdoniae) Died c. 350 AD Nisibis.
  • Jacob of Nisibis (Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ‎, Yaʿqôḇ Nṣîḇnāyâ; died c. AD 338 or 350), was a Syriac bishop still venerated as a saint.
  • It was under the bishopric of St. Jacob that St. Ephrem the Syrian flourished. St. Jacob died peacefully in Nisibis in 338. The Syriac Orthodox Church...