Severus Ibn al-Muqaffa
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Severus ibn al-Muqaffa (died 987) was an Egyptian Copt Bishop, author and historian. In Arabic, his name is spelled Sawirus ساويرس. Severus is sometimes confused with Abdullah Ibn al-Muqaffa.
He was bishop of al-Ashmunyn (Hermopolis), in Upper Egypt.
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Works
- Lamp of the Intellect
- History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria. This has long been attributed to him, but recent research suggests that the author is indeed Mawhub b. Mansur b. Mufarrij