Mani
April 14, 216 –March 2, 274
Theologian, Writer, Prophet, Religious leader, Philosopher, Poet
Lived 57 years
- Born in
- Ctesiphon
- Passed away in
- Gundeshapur
Mani (; c. April AD 216 – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity.
Mani was born in or near Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Mesopotamia, at the time part of the Parthian Empire. Seven of his major works were written in Syriac, and the eighth, dedicated to the Sasanian emperor Shapur I, was written in Middle Persian. He died shortly after being imprisoned by Bahram I in Gundeshapur.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_(prophet)