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In hagiography: “Sarah” was the traditional
name for a male martyr’s sister. This pseudonymous usage is derived
from Sarah the biblical matriarch and wife
of Abraham. One of the most prominent women named "Sarah" in Syriac
hagiography was Sara the sister
of Behnam. Another is
the Sarah associated
with Zayna.
Names
- Sarah
- SĀRAH1
Sex
female1
Notes
In hagiography: “Sarah” was the traditional
name for a male martyr’s sister. This pseudonymous usage is derived
from Sarah the biblical matriarch and wife
of Abraham. One of the most prominent women named "Sarah" in Syriac
hagiography was Sara the sister
of Behnam. Another is
the Sarah associated
with Zayna.
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 387.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Sarah.”, 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/1451.About this Entry
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