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Aphrahat (c. 280–c. 345) was a third-century Persian sage who wrote twenty-three expositions on Christian doctrine and practice. He may have been a bishop and a monk, and witnessed the persecution of Christians by Sasanian Emperor Shapur II.
Aphrahat was an Assyrian author and ascetic from Persia in the fourth century, who wrote twenty-three homilies on Christian doctrine and practice. He witnessed the persecution of Christians by Shapur II and defended the faith against Judaism and Manichaeism.
Aphrahat, a Persian Christian writer in Syriac, reflects on the history and fate of the Roman Empire in his Demonstration on the Wars. He contrasts his hope in a boundless kingdom with Constantine's claim of a Christian empire, and cites Daniel's prophecies to support his view.
Jul 3, 2023 · Aphrahat the Persian Sage. (270-345AD) Aphrahat liveed and worked in a segment of the early Church that is not often mentioned or studied; that being that portion of the Syriac speaking members of the Church under Persian Zoroastrian rule.
Aphrahat (Latin Aphraates, Syriac ܐܦܪܗܛ) was a fourth century Syriac writer, also known as the "Persian sage." Together with Ephrem, he is one of the two major early Syriac writers.
Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop St. Aphraates. A Persian hermit involved in the struggle against the Arian heresy. Aphraates was born on the Persian border with Syria. He converted to Christianity and became a hermit in Edessa moving in time to Antioch, Turkey.
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One of the two most important fourth-century Syriac writers, 1 Aphrahat is known only through the Demonstrations attributed to him, twenty-two short pieces that address various topics.