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Eugene Manna

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MarJacques-Eugene Manna(Syriacܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܓܝܢ ܡܢܢܐ "Yaqub Augin Manna" ) wasbishopof theChaldean Catholic Church.

Life

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He was born in 1867 inBaqofahinNinvehprovince in northernIraq.He was ordainedprieston August 15, 1889 byMar Eliya XIV [XIII] Abulyonanand then consecrated bishop in 1902 until in his mysterious disappearance in February 1928 when several days later his body was found in theTigrisriver.

publications

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  • Chaldean(Aramaic)-Arabic Dictionary: Mosul 1900.
  • A Grammar of the Aramaic Language: Mosul 1896.
  • A Collection of Syriac Literature: Mosul 1901.
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