Jacob the Notary - ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܛܪܐ
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Jacob the notary was of Greek origin, but he
became the secretary for the Persian shah. He was forced into hard labor for refusing to
abjure his Christian faith. He was cut up little by little, his fingers, hands, feet, and
finally head. His relics were collected by Christians.
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Sex
male2
Death
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Attestation
Jacob the Notary is commemorated in Jacob the Notary (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/335] .
2Notes
Jacob the notary was of Greek origin, but he
became the secretary for the Persian shah. He was forced into hard labor for refusing to
abjure his Christian faith. He was cut up little by little, his fingers, hands, feet, and
finally head. His relics were collected by Christians.
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 115.
- 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 225.
- 3 Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., : IV, 189-200.
- 4 Paul Peeters and Société de Bollandistes, Bibliotheca hagiographica orientalis (1910)., : 412.
- 5 Addai Scher, Kitāb ašhar šuhadā' al-mašriq (Vies des saints martyrs d'Orient (Mossoul, 1900)., : II, 318-25.
- 6 P Devos, "Abgar: hagiographe perse méconnu (début du Ve siècle)." Analecta Bollandiana vol. 83 (1965)., : 314-21.
- 7 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., : VI, 418-19.
- 8 Jean Maurice Fiey, "A travers l'hagiographie syriaque." Mélanges de l'Institut dominicain d'études orientales vol. 23 (1997)., : 460-61.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Jacob the Notary — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܛܪܐ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1297.About this Entry
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