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Also known as Abgarus, Abgar XIV

1st century AD King of Osroene

Key facts

Born
1st century BC
Died
c. AD 50
Venerated in
Assyrian Church of the East , Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church , Oriental Orthodox Church
Feast
4th Friday after Easter (Assyrian Church of the East)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Osroene
Occupation
monarch
Family
Abgar
Image
Abgarwithimageofedessa10thcentury.jpg
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date of death
0050-01-01
canonization status
saint
Commons category
Abgar V
date of birth
0001-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was an Arab King of Osroene with his capital at Edessa and described as "king of the Arabs".

Background

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abgar V” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.