Barbara - ܒܪܒܪܐ
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Barbara was the beautiful daughter of the
pagan Dioscorus. He locked his daughter up in a tower. She converted to Christianity, and
her father beat her and handed her over to be martyred. Her example inspired another
Christian woman, Juliana, to come
to her aid. Both women were martyred.
Names
Sex
female
Death
311
Attestations
Barbara is commemorated in Barbara and Juliana (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1752] .
1Barbara is commemorated in Barbara(text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2014] .
1Notes
Barbara was the beautiful daughter of the
pagan Dioscorus. He locked his daughter up in a tower. She converted to Christianity, and
her father beat her and handed her over to be martyred. Her example inspired another
Christian woman, Juliana, to come
to her aid. Both women were martyred.
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 85, 1687, 2014.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Barbara — ܒܪܒܪܐ .”, 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/1624.About this Entry
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