Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl, active 13th century
Bishop and author of polemical and dogmatic texts, who lived around the turn of the 12th to 13th century
- HMML ID
- 393106347852
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- LC name
- Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl, active 13th century
- HMML name
- Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl, active 13th century
- HMML native script
- بطرس سويرس الجميل
- VIAF
Variants
- Buṭrus Sāwīrus
Personal information
- Centuries
- 13th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Honorary titles
- Bishop of Milig
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
General notes
- Description
- Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl; active 13th century; probably born in Egypt, probably died in Malīj; was in Jerusalem in 1236; ordained bishop of Malīj in the Nile Delta; was in Alexandria in 1240-41; author of two apologetic-polemical books against other Christian churches and Islam
- Citations
- Wadi Awad, "Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl," in Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History, vol. 4: 1200-1350, ed. David Thomas and Alex Mallett (Leiden: Brill, 2012), 339.
- Description
- Petrus Severus al-Ǧamīl, Bishop of Malīǧ; lived around the turn of the 12th/13th century; wrote polemical and dogmatic works; gave his church a complete collection of the lives of the saints for liturgical use
- Citations
- Georg Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 2, Die Schriftsteller bis zur Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts (Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1947), 340.
Preferred citation
"Buṭrus Sawīrus al-Jamīl, active 13th century." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 07, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/393106347852
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-28
- Last edited
- 2024-06-07