Denha I
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Mar Denha I (also written Dinkha I[3]) was Patriarch of the Church of the East (sometimes referred to as the Nestorian church) from 1265 to 1281. He was widely suspected of murdering Shem'on Bar Qaligh, bishop of Tus, and was remembered by later generations as Denha Qatola, 'Denha the Murderer'.
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Mar Denha I | |
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Patriarch of All the East | |
Church | Church of the East |
See | Seleucia-Ctesiphon |
Installed | 1265 |
Term ended | 1281 |
Predecessor | Makkikha II |
Successor | Yahballaha III |
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Born | 13th century |
Died | 1281 |
Residence | Baghdad, Urmia, Maragheh[1] |
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