44. James, one of the orthodox fathers of the Syrian church,
was born A.D. 452; he began to compose his sermons A.D. 474;
he was made bishop of Batnse, in the district of Sarug and
province of Mesopotamia, A.D. 519, and died A.D. 521.
(Assemanni, tom. i. p. 288, 289.) For the homily de Puens
Ephesiras, see p. 335-339: though I could wish that
Assemanni had translated the text of James of Sarug instead
of answering the objections of Baronius.