Beth Zabdai

"Gezireh" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Gezireh, Iran.

Beth Zabdai or Gezireh was a town located on the right hand of the Tigris River, close to Jeziret ibn Omar, now Turkey.

It was the seat of two Eastern Rite Catholic bishoprics.[1]

Notable people

Babai the Great, the pillar of the Assyrian Church of the East, was born in Beth Ainata in Beth Zabdai in 551.

References

  1. ↑ Gezireh - Catholic Encyclopedia article


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