Addai (architect)
Addai was a 6th century Eastern Roman architect. He worked in Edessa . Together with Asaph , he was probably the architect of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Edessa, which was completed between 543 and 554 . Both are known from the Syrian Hymn of Initiation for the Church.
literature
- Martin Dennert: Addai. In: Rainer Vollkommer (editor): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 4.
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| SURNAME | Addai |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Eastern Roman architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th century |