ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā, 1854-1930
ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā was born in Turkey, but served much of his ecclesiastical career in India. He first moved to India in 1881 as part of the Patriarchal delegation sent by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV. In 1906, Ṣlíbā returned to the Mor Mattai monastery outside of Mosul, where he was consecrated as a monk. Two years later, in 1908, he was appointed as bishop/metropolitan, and returned to India as the Patriarchal delegate. He remained in India until his death in 1930.
- HMML ID
- 890606851447
- PURL
- LC name
- ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā, 1854-1930
- HMML name
- ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā, 1854-1930
- HMML native script
- ܐܘܣܛܐܬܐܘܣ ܨܠܝܒܐ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Austateos Ṣlíbā
- Austhatheos Ṣlíbā
- Eustathius Sleeba
- Mor Osthatheos Bava
- Ostatheos Sleebo
- Usṭāthāwus Ṣalībā
- ʼAwsṭāʼtāʼús Ṣlíbā
- ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā, Metropolitan
- ܐܘܣܛܐܬܐܘܣ ܨܠܝܒܐ
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1854-01-01
- Death date
- 1930-03-19
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Honorary titles
- Metropolitan ● Patriarchal delegate
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
General notes
- Citations
- "Mor Ostatheos Sleebo (1854-1930)," Syriac Orthodox Resources, accessed October 12, 2023, https://perma.cc/6TQE-9VN9.
- Description
- Apostolic delegate of the Holy See to India, 1908-30; Mor Osthatheos Sleeba; born on January 1, 1854, in the village of 'Kfarzo' in Mesopotamia situated in the south-east Turkey; baptismal name was Saliba (Sleebo/Sleeba); studied in Damascus, mastered Syriac; accompanied patriarchal delegate H.G. Shem'un Mor Athanasius to Malankara in 1881; taught and delivered sermons as a deacon, ordained as a full priest in 1906 in Mosul; consecrated as Metropolitan in 1908 under the name Osthatheos; Mor Osthatheos Bava; died on March 19, 1930, buried in Kunnamkulam
- Citations
- "St. Osthatheos Sleebo," Malankara Syriac Christian Resources, accessed October 12, 2023, https://perma.cc/G4M5-YT95.
- Description
- ܐܘܣܛܐܬܐܘܣ ܨܠܝܒܐ = ʼOsṭāʼteʼos [or ʼAwsṭāʼtāʼús] Ṣlíbā
- Citations
- APSTCH ARTH 01 00011, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed October 12, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/539040.
Preferred citation
"ʼOsṭāʼteʼos Ṣlíbā, 1854-1930." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 10, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/890606851447
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-10-12
- Last edited
- 2024-09-10