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St. Jacob of Serugh

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Feastday: November 29
Patron: Bishops; theologians; Syriac Christianity
Birth: 451
Death: November 29, 521

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Saint Jacob of Serugh was a Syriac bishop, theologian, and poet whose homilies taught the mysteries of Christ and the Christian life. He served the Church through preaching and profound reflection on Sacred Scripture, composing hundreds of metrical homilies that nourished the faith of generations.

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