Addai (given name)
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Addai ({{Langx|syr|ܐܕܝ}}) is a Syriac given name, equivalent to the Greek and Latin Thaddeus ({{Langx|el|Θαδδαῖος}}).{{Cite web |last=Ramelli |first=Ilaria |title=Addai |url=https://doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_eeco_sim_00000050 |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online}} It may refer to:
- Addai I, also known as Thaddeus of Edessa (1st/2nd century AD), saint and evangelist of Edessa
- Addai II Giwargis, patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East since 1970
- Addai Scher (1867–1915), the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Siirt
Theology
- Doctrine of Addai, book containing the purported teachings of Thaddeus of Edessa
- Liturgy of Addai and Mari, East Syriac liturgy named after Thaddeus of Edessa
- Qudasha of Saints Addai and Mari in the Holy Qurbana
See also
References
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