Moses (bishop of the Arabs)

Saint Moses, bishop
Saint Moses, bishop
"Apostle of the Saracens"
Born	border region between Egypt and Syria
Died	c. 389
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Churches
Feast	February 7

Moses or Saint Moses spent many years in the 4th century as a hermit on the fringes of the Roman empire between Egypt and Syria,^[2] before becoming the first Arab bishop of the Arab people.^[3] As he was well respected for his piety, faith, and supposed performance of miracles, Mavia, an Arab warrior-queen, made his consecration as bishop over her people a condition of any truce with Rome.^[4]

Moses had no fixed see after his consecration as bishop, journeying instead with his nomadic flock, converting many of them, and keeping peace between the different tribes and the Roman imperial authorities.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Bunson et al., 2003, p. 595.
^ ^a ^b Butler and Burns, 2000, p. 68.
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^ Jensen, 1996, pp. 73-75.

[Bunson-1] Bunson et al., 2003, p. 595.

[Butler-2] Butler and Burns, 2000, p. 68.

[Ball-3] Cite error: The named reference Ball was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Jensen-4] Jensen, 1996, pp. 73-75.

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Saint Moses, bishop
"Apostle of the Saracens"^[1]
Born	border region between Egypt and Syria
Died	c. 389
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Churches
Feast	February 7^[1]

Moses (bishop of the Arabs)

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