Barhebraeus

Barhebraeus stands as one of the most venerated saints of the Oriental Orthodox Church, and a towering figure of pride within the Syriac Orthodox Church. Renowned as both a blessed monastic saint and a genius polymath, he combined sanctity with scholarship and excelled in theology, philosophy, medicine, and the Syriac language. His intellectual output revived Syriac literature and learning in an age when it had declined, thus contributing to what has often been termed the Syriac Renaissance. His feast day in the Syriac Orthodox Church is observed on 30 July, the date of his repose. His relics, interred at Mor Mattai Monastery, remain a major pilgrimage site for the faithful. Provided by Wikipedia