Monastery of Beth Abe


Monastery of Beth Abe, was a monastery of the Church of the East in Marga (East [Syriac diocese)|Marga] in Upper Mesopotamia. It was founded by Rabban Jacob of Lashom around 595.
The monastery played a major part in Syriac monasticism and was inhabited by several important figures in the Church of the East, such as Sahdona, John of Dailam, Shubhalishoʿ, Giwargis II and Abraham II. One monk, Thomas of Marga, wrote a history of the monastery. Another, David, [Bishop of the Kurds], wrote a series of biographies of holy men known as the Little Paradise.

Abbots

The abbots listed by Thomas of Marga are:
  1. Rabban Jacob of Lashom
  2. John of Beth Garmai
  3. Paul
  4. Kam-Isho
  5. Beraz-Surin
  6. Rabban Mar Abraham
  7. Bar Sauma
  8. Gabriel of Shahrizor, called "the Cow"
  9. George Bar Sayyadhe of Neshra
  10. Sama of Neshra, brother of prec.
  11. Nathaniel
  12. Selibha the Aramaean
  13. Gabriel , called "the Little Sparrow"
  14. Joseph of Shahrizor
  15. John
  16. Aha
  17. Ishoyahb of Tella of Birta
  18. Cyriacus of Gebhilta
  19. Shubhhal-Maran
  20. Joseph