Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Saints & hagiography Saints

James, Bishop of Nisibis, Saint

GIACOMO, VESCOVO DI NISIBI, SANTO

Feast day: 15 July

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Also known as: St. James of Nisibis, Jacob of Nisibis; French: Jacques de Nisibe; Latin: Iacobus Nisibenus

JAMES, Bishop of Nisibis, Saint. - He was the first bishop of that see and as such assisted at the Council of Nicaea (325). After encouraging the population during the various sieges suffered by Nisibis at the hands of the Persians, St. James died there in 338. His friend St. Ephrem the Syrian sings his praises in his Carmina Nisibena. Around St. James a very exuberant legend has flourished.

Bibliography

BIBL.: P. Peeters, La légende de St Jacques de N., in Anal. Bolland., 38 (1920), pp. 283-373.

Ignazio Ortiz de Urbina

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), coll. 329–330.

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Ortiz, de Urbina Ignazio. “Giacomo, vescovo di nisibi, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 329–330. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giacomo-vescovo-di-nisibi-santo.

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Ortiz, de Urbina Ignazio. “Giacomo, vescovo di nisibi, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 329–330. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giacomo-vescovo-di-nisibi-santo.

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  author    = {Ortiz, de Urbina Ignazio},
  title     = {Giacomo, vescovo di nisibi, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {329--330},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giacomo-vescovo-di-nisibi-santo}
}

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