Samuel Giamil

Samuel Giamil (1847–1917) (

Chaldean Catholic monk.^[1]

He was the superior of the Monastery of Notre Dame des Semences near Alqosh from 1890 to 1917^[2] and has wrote numerous scholarly works in Arabic, Latin, and Italian, and translated and published many important Syriac manuscripts.^[3]

Biography

Samuel Giamil was born in

Urmia Archeparchy, to the mountain villages for the purpose of healing a schism that developed in the church.^[3] He remained the superior of the lower monastery until his death in 1817. During his tenure he was responsible for substantial renovations in the monastery and has been commemorated in many inscriptions. Both he and his predecessor have been entombed in the monastery. The monastery also houses the tomb of Patriarch Joseph VI Audo.^[2]

Works

Giamil wrote a number of books and notably, he has translated a theological book written originally in Syriac by Adam ʿAqraya in the 1610s from Latin back into Syriac. The original Syriac version had been lost.^[3] In 1902, he published the "Genuinae relationes", an important and scholarly collection of dealings of the Vatican with the Church of the East between thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. This work has helped to trace the history of the East Syriac Patriarchate and the allegiance of its branches after the schism of 1552.^[6] Between 1885 and 1902, he had also been the scribe of several manuscripts, including the text used by Chabot in Life of Rabban Joseph Busnaya of Yohannan Bar Kaldun.^[2]

Selected publications

References

^ Michelson, David; Gibson, Nathan P. (2016). "A Guide to Syriac Authors". The Syriac Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wilmshurst (2000), p. 271.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kiraz.
^ Walters, Samuel E. (9 December 2016). Michelson, David A. (ed.). "Jamil Samuel". In a Guide to Syriac Authors, the Syriac Biographical Dictionary. 2 – via Syriaca.org.
^ "Barack Obama Approves Airstrikes on Iraq, Airdrops Aid".
^ Wilmshurst (2000), p. 5.

Bibliography

Brock, Sebastian P.; Butts, Aaron M.; Kiraz, George A.; Rompay, Lucas Van (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Gorgias Press
.

Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318-1913.
ISBN 9789042908765
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[1] Michelson, David; Gibson, Nathan P. (2016). "A Guide to Syriac Authors". The Syriac Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 2.

[FOOTNOTEWilmshurst2000271-2] Wilmshurst (2000), p. 271.

[FOOTNOTEKiraz-3] Kiraz.

[4] Walters, Samuel E. (9 December 2016). Michelson, David A. (ed.). "Jamil Samuel". In a Guide to Syriac Authors, the Syriac Biographical Dictionary. 2 – via Syriaca.org.

[isil-5] "Barack Obama Approves Airstrikes on Iraq, Airdrops Aid".

[FOOTNOTEWilmshurst20005-6] Wilmshurst (2000), p. 5.

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