Georges Warda
Giwargis Warda (Giwargis being the equivalent of "George" and warda meaning "rose") was a Syriac poet of the Church of the East who probably lived in the 13th century. He is named in several manuscripts as the author (or perhaps compiler) of The Book of the Rose (Kṯāḇā d-Wardā), an anthology of Syriac hymns for various liturgical festivals. Not all of the poems contained in this anthology are authored by him, but establishing the authenticity of the poems is difficult given the high degree of variation between manuscripts.
Also recorded as Giwargis Warda · Ghiwarghis Warda
Georges Warda
- Born
- 1300
- Died
- 1400
- Nationality
- Syria
- Occupation
- writer · compiler · poet
- Fields
- hymn
- Languages
- Akkadian · Syriac
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Born in 1300, died in 1400.
The recorded working language is Akkadian and Syriac. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are hymn. Places of work recorded in the authority are Irbid and Mosul. Positions recorded include metropolitan.
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- 1.Alessandro Mengozzi, "Gewargis Warda", in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay (Beth Mardutho, 2018; print edition Gorgias Press, 2011). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- 2.David Bundy. Medieval Christian Perceptions of Islam: A Book of Essays. Routledge. 64. 2013. 9781136697890.
- 3.Alessandro Mengozzi. A Syriac Hymn on the Crusades from a Warda Collection. Egitto e Vicino Oriente. 33. 187–203. 2010.
- 4.Wilhelm Baum. The Church of the East: A Concise History. Routledge. 164. 2003. 9781134430192.
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