Bar Sawma (disambiguation)
# Bar Sawma (disambiguation)

Bar Sawma (also spelled Barsauma or Barsoum) is an Aramaic or Syriac name meaning "Son of the Fast" or "Son of Lent." It may refer to:

## People

* Barsawmo, a mid-fifth century monk and abbot and supporter of Dioscorus of Alexandria
* Barsauma of Nisibis, a late fifth century Metropolitan of Nisibis for the Church of the East
* Catholicos Bar Sawma (d. 1136), a patriarch of the Church of the East in Baghdad
* Rabban Bar Sauma (d. 1294), a bishop of the Church of the East and traveler from China to Europe
* Ignatius Afram I Barsoum (1887-1957), a patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church
* Michel Barsoum, American scientist and engineer

## Places

* Monastery of Mor Barsawmo, a monastery near Malatya
* Church of Mor Barsawmo, a church in Midyat
* Mount Barsoum, a mountain in Antarctica
