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The Abgar Documents

SaintsSt. Thaddeus of EdessaThe Abgar Documents
The Abgar DocumentsSt. Thaddeus of Edessa

The Abgar Documents

Eusebius, Church History I.13, from the archive of Edessa

About St. Thaddeus of Edessa

8 min · Apostolic age · Syriac

Eusebius says he took these out of the public record office of Edessa and translated them from the Syriac: a king writing to Christ, a reply, and the mission of Thaddeus to the city. Printed as he printed it, for the reader to weigh.

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Source: Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book I, Chapter 13, translated by Arthur Cushman McGiffert. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Vol. 1 (ed. Philip Schaff and Henry Wace, 1890). Public domain. Source text via Wikisource. Eusebius states that he is translating documents preserved in the public record office of the city of Edessa.