Biography of Jacob Baradaeus

Jacob came from the city Tella (in today's Southeast Turkey ) and was soon a monk at the monastery Fsilta (at Tella). 527 went Jakob to Constantinople , where he was a strict ascetic living. 542 , he was on the orders of the Byzantine Empress Theodora bishop ( nominally of Edessa ) for the emirate of Ghassanids dedicated. But Jacob had subsequently not alone in his diocese, but dedicated the entire territory of the Patriarchate of Antioch priests and bishops to the organization of the chalkedonensisch-dyophysitischen Church (Byzantium and Rome) pursued Syrian Orthodox Church building and at the same time ensure pastoral care on site. In this case, did Jacob, who was due to his disguise "Baradai" ("the Ragged") referred to escape on his trips to the access of the Eastern Roman authorities again and again. First, Jacob traveled to the Syrian-Iraqi north room, then Asia Minor. 557 Jacob and two other bishops consecrated Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of Antioch (557-560), 564 , his successor, Paulos of Antioch (564-572, 575-581). This was the time of tritheism on, the church was greatly endanger the Syrian. Anyway, it was Jacob, not the new "three gods doctrine" contain effective, especially as the Union Assembly of calli Nikon in the year 567 , and subsequent negotiations, no rapprochement between the followers of the Council of Chalcedon ( 451 ) and the Syrian Orthodox brought. The prominent active Paulos of Antioch was designed from Jacob at the Alexandrian stay 575 dropped what initially to form a group in the Syrian Church "Paulite" caused when, during the Church's unity with the Egyptian Orthodox ( Copts ) more insecure. A second time Jacob was traveling 578 to Egypt, but died on the 30th July of that year at the monastery on the mountain Kasion . 
Jakob Baradai was soon revered, his bones were 622 taken to the monastery Fsilta.