Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Ganni of Hirta" in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1246 Ganni of Hirta GANNI DE ḤĪRA http://syriaca.org/person/1246 167 male 550 In hagiography: Ganni of Ḥirta or Rabban Haya was a monk from Beth Aramaye. He sold everything he had and gave his possessions to the poor. He became a disciple of Mar Abraham on Mount Izla. Simeon of Taybutha praised his virtues, and this may have inspired the composition of the Liber Castitatis. Saints Syriaques GANNI DE ḤĪRA 167 Liber castitatis n° 10 et 28 Chronique de Seert II, 133 Fiey Assyrie chrétienne III, 157, 161, 165 J.M. Fiey BSO I, 971