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In hagiography: Zayna, a bishop and martyr,
and his sister Sarah, were a
brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara.
Their cult in Tagrit was a rival
to that of Behnam and Sara at Mar Mattai. Zayna was the son
of Ator, a king. He became a monk and bishop. Their story was
elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings, profitable caravans, and supernatural
senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah was very popular in Qaraqosh.
Names
- Zayna
- ZAYNA1
Sex
female1
Notes
In hagiography: Zayna, a bishop and martyr,
and his sister Sarah, were a
brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara.
Their cult in Tagrit was a rival
to that of Behnam and Sara at Mar Mattai. Zayna was the son
of Ator, a king. He became a monk and bishop. Their story was
elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings, profitable caravans, and supernatural
senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah was very popular in Qaraqosh.
There are many churches named after him in the areas around Takrit.
The Arabic legend was published in Mosul in 1965, by Suyhayl Qasa, on the occasion of the restoration of his church in Qaraqosh.
Status: incomplete
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 470.
- 4 Jean Maurice Fiey, Assyrie chrétienne contribution à l'étude de l'histoire et de la
géographie ecclésiastiques et monastiques du nord d'Iraq. (Beyrouth, 1965)., : II, 451-53, 613-15.
- 6 Enciclopedia dei santi: le chiese orientali [= Bibliotheca sanctorum
orientalium] (Roma: Città nuova, 1998)., : II, 1387.
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