Thomas of Marga

Name(s):
  • Thomas of Marga (ܬܐܘܡܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܪܓܐ, t’ūmā ’apisqūpā d-margā)
  • Thomas, son of Jacob (ܬܐܘܡܐ ܒܪ ܝܥܩܘܒ, t’ūmā bar ya‘qūb)
Date:
Ca. 810-860
Confession:
  • Christian (East Syrian)
Remarks:
The identification of Thomas of Marga with Thomas metropolitan of Beth Gramai, once commonly accepted, was definitively proven wrong by Fiey (1965).