• 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 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...
  • With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, the relics of Saint Jacob of Nisibis were brought out...
  • Photograph by Gareth Hughes of the Church of Saint Jacob (`Idto d-Mor Y`aqub) in Nisibis. Date. 12 April 1999 (according to Exif data).
  • Regularly updated information about Saint Jacob Bishop Of Nisibis Church (Permanently Closed) from Church section.
  • Jacob of Nisibis, a church founded in the 12th century in honor of the saint who climbed the nearby Mount Ararat...
  • Another significant contribution of Saint Jacob was his construction of a grand basilica and a theological school in Nisibis.
  • Saint Theodoret relates that the bones of Saint Jacob were transferred from Nisibis to Edessa following the city's cession to Iran on 22 August 363.
  • 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.