Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani

Mor Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani (Syriac: ܦܝܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܝܘܚܢܐ ܕܘܠܐܒܐܢܝ; 1885–1969), also known simply as Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani or simply Yuhanon Dolabani, was the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Mardin, Turkey and its Environs. Born in 1885 in Mardin, he became interested in becoming a monk in the early 20th century, to which his parents objected at first. He was ordained in the Mor Hananyo Monastery in 1908, and later as a bishop in 1933. In 1947, he was ordained Metropolitan of Mardin.

Dolabani authored many works throughout his life, and is acclaimed as a prominent Syriac writer to this day. Over the course of his life, he published as many as 69 books, including 10 translations, and had oversaw control of publishing materials from his residence in Mardin. He is known to have also composed many poems, including Assyrian nationalist ones, which he was later forbidden from writing/expressing due to conflict with Syriac Orthodox clergymen. Despite these issues, Dolabani stuck to his ideals and continued to express Assyrian identity.

Today, many Assyrians cite Dolabani as an influential figure of the 20th century, and praise him for his works as well as his nationalism. As a teacher of Syriac in the Taw Mim Semkath orphanage, he taught many figures who would later become prominent in the Assyrian community. In 2007, a biography about Dolabani was published that included his writing and poetry.