Addai () is a
Syriac given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, equivalent to the Greek and Latin
Thaddeus
Thaddeus (, , from ) is a masculine given name.
As of the 1990 United States census, 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Thad'', its diminutive version, was the 846th.
Alternate forms
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It may refer to:
*Addai I, also known as
Thaddeus of Edessa
According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa ( Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ, Mar Addai or Mor Aday sometimes Latinized Addeus) or Thaddeus of Edessa was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.
Life
Based on various Eastern Christian ...
(1st/2nd century AD), saint and evangelist of Edessa
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Addai II Giwargis
Mar Addai II (; born Shlemun Giwargis 6 January 1948 – 11 February 2022) was Catholicos-Patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East. He resided in the Apostolic See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Baghdad, Iraq.
Early life and consecration
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, patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East since 1970
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Addai Scher (1867–1915), the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Siirt
Theology
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Doctrine of Addai
The ''Doctrine of Addai'' ( Syriac: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ ''Malp̄ānūṯā d-Addai Šlīḥā'') is a Syriac Christian text, written in the late 4th or early 5th century CE. It recounts the legend of the Image of Edessa as well a ...
'', book containing the purported teachings of Thaddeus of Edessa
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Liturgy of Addai and Mari
The Liturgy of Addai and Mari (or the ''Holy Qurbana of Mar Addai and Mar Mari'') is the Eucharistic liturgy belonging to the East Syriac Rite and was historically used in the Church of the East of the Sasanian (Persian) Empire. This liturgy ...
, East Syriac liturgy named after Thaddeus of Edessa
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Qudasha of Saints Addai and Mari in the Holy Qurbana
See also
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Addai (surname)
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Thaddeus
Thaddeus (, , from ) is a masculine given name.
As of the 1990 United States census, 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Thad'', its diminutive version, was the 846th.
Alternate forms
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References
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