▁sch ol ars ▁there . ▁ ▁Ali ▁and ▁ ʿ Is a , ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁David , ▁were ▁its ▁govern ors , ▁and ▁the ▁patri arch ▁fixed ▁his ▁seat ▁there . ▁▁ ▁He ▁instit uted ▁a ▁month ly ▁subs id y ▁of ▁four ▁din ars ▁from ▁the ▁reven ues ▁of ▁that ▁school ▁to ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Sir s ir , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁De ir ▁Sal ib , ▁who ▁were ▁pract icing ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁interpre ters ▁in ▁that ▁monaster y . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁villages , ▁and ▁living ▁thr if til y ▁himself , ▁accum ulated ▁much ▁money ▁from ▁their ▁reven ues ▁which ▁he ▁spent ▁on ▁the ▁school , ▁on ▁the ▁churches ▁and ▁on ▁hospital ity ▁for ▁pil gr ims . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁after ▁ful fill ing ▁his ▁office ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁one ▁month , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Kl il ish o ʿ . ▁ ▁The ▁wider ▁context ▁of ▁Sab r ish o ʿ ' s ▁reign ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁scholar ▁Jean - M aur ice ▁F ie y , ▁who ▁has ▁also ▁given ▁an ▁assess ment ▁of ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁al - Ma ʿ mun ▁and ▁al - M u ʿ t as im . ▁ ▁A ▁modern ▁assess ment ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁David ▁Wil m sh urst ' s ▁The ▁Mart y red ▁Church . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Patri arch s ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of