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Bartholomew of Edessa
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Bartholomew of Edessa was a Syrian Christian apologist, and polemical writer. The place of his birth is not known; it was probably Edessa or some neighbouring town, for he was certainly a monk of that city, and in his refutation of Agarenus , he calls himself several times "the monk of Edessa". He is now dated to the thirteenth century.
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syrian christian apologist and polemical writer
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syrian christian apologist
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