@article {4303,
	title = {Julian Saba, {\textquotedblleft}Father of the Monks{\textquotedblright} of Syria},
	journal = {Journal of Early Christian Studies },
	volume = {2},
	year = {1994},
	pages = {185-216},
	abstract = {<p>Julian Saba (d. 367) is the earliest person in the Syriac-speaking community whose name we know, who dedicated himself to the eremitical life. His story has been preserved for us in Theodoret{\textquoteright}s\&nbsp;<em>History of the Monks of Syria</em>, in a collection of Syriac poems attributed to Ephraem (306-373), and in a Syriac\&nbsp;memra\&nbsp;attributed to Jacob of Serug (ca. 450-ca. 520). Based on these sources, the present article gives an account of Julian{\textquoteright}s fame in Syria, and explores the significance of his accomplishments for the history of monasticism in the Syriac-speaking regions of the Early Christian world.</p>
},
	keywords = {Ephrem},
	issn = {1067-6341},
	author = {Sidney Griffith}
}
