Kasīḥ, Mikirdīj, 1666-
He was born in Killis but spent most of his life in Aleppo where he served as a deacon. His date of death is unknown, but he was still alive in 1732.
- HMML ID
- 419646198112
- PURL
- LC name
- Kasīḥ, Mikirdīj, 1666-
- HMML name
- Kasīḥ, Mikirdīj, 1666-
- HMML native script
- الكسيح، مكرديج
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Mikirdīj al-Kasīḥ
- Mikirdīj al-Kasīḥ ibn ʻAbd Allāh al-Mukhallaʻ
- Mkrtič al-Kasīḥ ibn ʻAbdallāh al-Muḫallaʻ
- مكرديج الكسيح
- مكرديج الكسيح بن عبد الله المخلع
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1666
- Activity start
- 1690
- Activity end
- 1732
- Centuries
- 17th century CE ● 18th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Ranks
- Deacon
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Personal relationships
- Friends
General notes
- Description
- Mikirdīj al-Kasīḥ , b. 1666; born in Killis but spent most of his life in Aleppo where he served as a deacon. His date of death is unknown, but he was still alive in 1732.
- Citations
- Abdulrazzak Patel, Arab Nahdah: The Making of the Intellectual and Humanist Movement (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2013), 46, 55-6.
- Description
- Mkrtič al-Kasīḥ ibn ʻAbdallāh al-Muḫallaʻ; member of the Aleppo literary circle, part of the Christian renaissance in Aleppo; the first Armenian to use the Arabic language in his written works; friends with Melkite Niqūlā ibn aṣ-Ṣāʼiġ and the Maronite Germanus Farḥāt; born in Killis near Aleppo, moved to Aleppo and became a deacon at a young age; writes about ascetic education and as aids for pastoral practice; his earliest dated work was created in 1690
- Citations
- Georg Graf, Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur, vol. 4, Die Schriftsteller von der Mitte des 15. bis zum ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Syrer, Armenier, Kopten, Missionsliteratur, Profanliteratur (Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1951), 83-84.
- Description
- مكرديج الكسيح=Mikirdīj al-Kasīḥ
- Citations
- USJ 01513, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed February 21, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/129508.
Preferred citation
"Kasīḥ, Mikirdīj, 1666-." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/419646198112
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-06-09
- Last edited
- 2023-12-13