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Jacob of Nisibis – Our Righteous Father Jacob of Nisibis, also James of Nisibis , Jacob the Great , Jacob of Mygdonia ,[note 1] or Mor Ya`qub , called the “Moses of Mesopotamia”[1][2] for his wisdom and wonderworking abilities, was the second bishop of Nisibis,[note 2] spiritual father of the renowned Syriac writer and theologian Ephrem the Syrian, celebrated ascetic and one of the 318 fathers of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea.
Jacob of Nisibis – OrthodoxWikiOur Righteous Father Jacob of Nisibis, also James of Nisibis , Jacob the Great , Jacob of Mygdonia ,[note 1] or Mor Ya`qub , called the “Moses of Mesopotamia”[1][2] for his wisdom and wonderworking abilities, was the second bishop of Nisibis,[note 2] spiritual father of the renowned Syriac writer and theologian Ephrem the Syrian, celebrated ascetic and one of the 318 fathers of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea.