Timothy I of Baghdad, catholicos of the East Syrian Church, 780-823: still a valuable model.

From: International Bulletin of Missionary Research | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Norris, Frederick W. | Copyright information

Timothy I of Baghdad often remains an unknown figure in church history, yet during his time the East Syrian (Nestorian) Church was the most widely spread in the world, spanning from Cyprus to China. Its remarkable growth and tenacity occurred after 451, the year Nestorianism was outlawed as heresy in the Roman Empire. In every country it reached, the East Syrian Church pursued its missionary task as a minority religion without governmental establishment. One of its early missionari...

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