About Isho Bar Nun
Lived 743 – 828 (aged 84–85). Isho Bar Nun was a monk, writer and cleric.
Ishoʿ bar Nun was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 823 to 828. He succeeded Timothy I, widely considered to be the most impressive of the Nestorian patriarchs.
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Who was Isho Bar Nun?
Syrian cleric and writer, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 823 to 828
When was Isho Bar Nun born?
Isho Bar Nun was born in 743.
When did Isho Bar Nun die?
Isho Bar Nun died on 1 April 828 in Baghdad.
What was Isho Bar Nun's occupation?
Isho Bar Nun was a monk, writer and cleric.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Isho Bar Nun. https://biography.guide/isho-bar-nun/
MLA: "Isho Bar Nun." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/isho-bar-nun/.
Chicago: "Isho Bar Nun." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/isho-bar-nun/.
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