John the Almsgiver - ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
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John the Almsgiver was a Melkite patriarch
of Alexandria who was celebrated
for his generosity to the poor. His life was also translated into Syriac. He had a wife
and two children.
Names
- ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ1
- John the Almsgiver
- JEAN L'AUMÔNIER2
- Jean l’Aumônier (résumé)1
- Jean l’Aumônier, év. d’Alexandrie1
- Yōḥanān mraḥmānā1
- Yuḥanān Mraḥmānā
Sex
male2
Death
6192
Event
The saint is venerated on 11/12/2014.
2
Attestations
John the Almsgiver is commemorated in John the Almsgiver (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1627] .
2John the Almsgiver is commemorated in John the Almsgiver (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/346] .
2Notes
John the Almsgiver was a Melkite patriarch
of Alexandria who was celebrated
for his generosity to the poor. His life was also translated into Syriac. He had a wife
and two children.
Status: draft
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1548, 126.
- 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 239.
- 3 Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., : IV, 303-35.
- 4 Paul Peeters and Société de Bollandistes, Bibliotheca hagiographica orientalis (1910)., : 511.
- 5 Jules Baudot, Léon Chaussin and Benedictines, Vies des saints et des bienheureux selon l'ordre du calendrier: avec
l'historique des fêtes (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1935)., : I, 23 January, 459-66.
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Bibliography:
Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ .”, 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/1308.About this Entry
Entry Title: John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
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