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

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