Church fathers atlas
The fathers of the Church of Antioch
A growing atlas of the saints and fathers remembered in the Syriac Orthodox tradition. Each entry gathers a short life, the feast day it falls on in this year's calendar, and the icons made in that memory.
Church Fathers Atlas
Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Deacon, poet, and hymn writer
- Lived
- c. 306 - 373
- Place
- Nisibis and Edessa
- Feast day
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Saint Thomas the Apostle
Apostle
- Lived
- 1st century
- Place
- Syria, Persia, and the Malabar coast of India
- Feast day
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Saint Jacob Baradaeus
Bishop of Edessa
- Lived
- c. 500 - 578
- Place
- Edessa, Syria, and Mesopotamia
- Feast day
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Saint Gabriel of Tur Abdin
Monk and abbot of Mor Gabriel Monastery
- Place
- Tur Abdin
- Feast day
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Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Bishop of Antioch and martyr
- Lived
- d. c. 108
- Place
- Antioch
- Feast day
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Seasons and places
The fasts, feasts, and places that hold these lives together.
- The Fast of NinevehA practical guide to the Fast of Nineveh in Syriac Christian tradition, with 2026 dates and calendar context.
- Great Lent in the Syriac Orthodox calendarA practical guide to Great Lent, its 2026 dates, and how it connects to the Resurrection feast.
- Tur AbdinA concise introduction to Tur Abdin, the Syriac Christian heartland behind several saints and icons.