He spent his earlier years as a monk at the monastery of Qenneshrin on the upper Euphrates; when this monastery was destroyed by fire in 815, he migrated northwards to the monastery of Kaishum in the district of Samosata.
He spent his earlier years as a monk at the monastery of Qenneshrin on the upper Euphrates. He migrated northwards to the monastery of Kaishum in the district of Samosata. This monastery was destroyed by fire in 815.