Anastasia - [ Syriac Not Available ]
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In hagiography: Andronicus was a married
man from Alexandria. His wife was Athanasia, and when
their children died, they lived apart as monastics. In the Syriac version of
the story of Athanasia, she is found living in the desert as a eunuch by the
monk Daniel of
Scetis. Daniel and his disciple give her the sacraments
before she dies, and when she dies, they discover that she was a woman.
Names
Floruit
548
Sex
female, but thought by her associates to be a
eunuch3
Sex
female, but thought by her associates to be a
eunuch3
Notes
In hagiography: Andronicus was a married man from Alexandria. His wife was Athanasia, and when their children died, they lived apart as monastics. In the Syriac version of the story of Athanasia, she is found living in the desert as a eunuch by the monk Daniel of Scetis. Daniel and his disciple give her the sacraments before she dies, and when she dies, they discover that she was a woman.Status: incomplete
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, n.d, entry: 703.
- 2 Sergey Minov, ed., A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Anastasia