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Edessa (/əˈdɛsə/;
Ancient Gr****: Ἔδεσσα, romanized:
Édessa) was an
ancient city (polis) in
Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey...
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According to
Christian tradition, the
Image of
Edessa was a holy
relic consisting of a
square or
rectangle of
cloth upon
which a
miraculous image of the...
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Edessa is the
historical name of a city in Mesopotamia, now Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Edessa may also
refer to:
Edessa (bug), a
large genus of
stink bugs Edessa...
- The
County of
Edessa (Latin:
Comitatus Edess****) was a 12th-century
Crusader state in
Upper Mesopotamia. Its seat was the city of
Edessa (modern Şanlıurfa...
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Bartholomew of
Edessa was a
Syrian Christian apologist, and
polemical writer. The
place of his
birth is not known; it was
probably Edessa or some neighbouring...
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Siege of
Edessa may
refer to:
Siege of
Edessa (163), Roman–Parthian Wars
Siege of
Edessa (165), Roman–Parthian Wars
Siege of
Edessa (503), Roman–Persian...
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Edessa (Gr****: Έδεσσα,
pronounced [ˈeðesa]; also
known as the "City of
Waters and of the 5 Senses"),
until 1923
Vodena (Gr****: Βοδενά), is a city in northern...
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other dialects of Aramaic), was the King of
Osroene with his
capital at
Edessa.
Abgar was
described as "king of the Arabs" by the
Roman historian Tacitus...
- 373), also
known as
Saint Ephrem,
Saint Ephraim (/ˈiːfriəm/),
Ephrem of
Edessa or
Aprem of Nisibis, was a
prominent Christian theologian and
writer who...
- The
School of
Edessa (Syriac: ܐܣܟܘܠܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ) was a
Christian theological school of
great importance to the Syriac-speaking world. It had been
founded as...
