Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa
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Severus ibn al-Muqaffa or Severus of El Ashmunein [1] (died 987) was a Coptic Bishop, author and historian. In Arabic, his name is spelled Sawirus ساويرس. Severus is sometimes confused with Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa.
He was bishop of El Ashmunein (Hermopolis Magna), in Upper Egypt, between al-Minya and Assiut, around the end of the tenth century.
[edit] Works
- Lamp of the Intellect
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria. This has long been attributed to him, but recent research suggests that the author is indeed Mawhub b. Mansur b. Mufarrij
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1]; known as Severus of Al-Ushmunain, Severus, Bishop of Al-Ushmunain, Severus of Al'Ashmunein, Severus of Ashmunein, Severus of El-Eschmounein, Severus Ben al-Moqaffa, Severus Aschmoniensis, Sawiros Ibn Al-Muqafah, Sawirus etc.
