In 944, John Kourkouas forced the submission of this city and gained control of a noted icon created during the reign of Abgar V, one of its first Christian rulers.
In 944, John Kourkouas forced the submission of this city and gained control of a noted icon created during the reign of Abgar V, one of its first Christian rulers. After the fall of Nisibis, this city was the site of the School of the Persians. The letter to Maris from Bishop Ibas of this city was central to Nestorianism. The aforementioned cloth with an imprint of Jesus' face was known as the Mandylion or Image of this city. Jacob Baradaeus, a bishop of this city, was crucial in founding the Syriac Orthodox Church. Joscelin I was the greatest ruler of a state founded here when  Armenian King Thoros was assassinated after adopting Baldwin of Boulogne. This city was captured by Zengi, leading to the proclamation of Quantum praedecessores by Eugene III in 1145, launching a certain conflcit. FTP, name this city, the namesake of a Crusader county, which was put under a siege leading to the Second Crusade.
In 944, John Kourkouas forced the submission of this city and gained control of a noted icon created during the reign of Abgar V, one of its first Christian rulers.
Edessa [or Justinopolis or Urfa or Sanliurfa]