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Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/969

Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Babai, Catholicus of Seleucia See factoid page

Sex:

Babai was male. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Babai was the patriarch of Seleucia See factoid page

Events

Babai, Catholicus of Seleucia, called a debate among the bishops in Persia, in which Simeon participated after they appointed the King's Marzban as the moderator. See factoid page


The Marzban declared Simeon the winner of the debate with Babai. Simeon's easy victory humiliated the Nestorians and prompted the Christian bishops to convince Simeon to be promoted to Bishop of Beth Arsham. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Person Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/person/969.html, 2023-10-10T10:41:00.737-04:00.

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