Evagrius of Edessa
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Evagrius of Edessa was Bishop
of Edessa
and early Christian
historian.
He was the first to claim that Jesus had sent a divinely wrought image of himself to king Abgar of Edessa. In fact he seems to be the first person to have alleged that any icon
was made by the work of God
and not by the work of man.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Edessa
Edessa, Mesopotamia
Edessa is the Greek name of an Aramaic town in northern Mesopotamia, as refounded by Seleucus I Nicator. For the modern history of the city, see Şanlıurfa.-Names:...
and early Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
historian.
He was the first to claim that Jesus had sent a divinely wrought image of himself to king Abgar of Edessa. In fact he seems to be the first person to have alleged that any icon
Icon
An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and in certain Eastern Catholic churches...
was made by the work of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and not by the work of man.