Jacob Baradaeus
Non-Chalcedonian Bishop of Edessa
Feast: 31 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Jacob Baradaeus (; Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ, romanized: Yaʿqub Burdʿoyo; Greek: Ἰάκωβος Βαραδαῖος; Arabic: مار يعقوب البرادعي), also known as Jacob bar Addai or Jacob bar Theophilus, was the Bishop of Edessa from 543/544 until his death in 578. He is venerated as a saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churches and his feast day is 31 July. Jacob's missionary efforts helped the non-Chalcedonian Syriac Orthodox Church survive despite persecution, for which it came to bear the name of "Jacobite" Church after its eponymous leader.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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