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Euphrosyne - ܐܘܦܪܘܣܝܢܝ ܐܙܡܪܓܕܘܣ

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Euphrosyne was high born virgin from Alexandria. She fled marriage and became a transvestite monk with the name "Ezmargus." Her father was Paphnutius. 1

Names

  • ܐܘܦܪܘܣܝܢܝ ܐܙܡܪܓܕܘܣ1
  • Euphrosyne
  • Euphrosyne1
  • Ewprōsīnī Ezmargdōs
  • St Euphrosyne2
  • ʾEwprōsīnī ʾEzmargdōs1

Sex

female1

Notes

Euphrosyne was high born virgin from Alexandria. She fled marriage and became a transvestite monk with the name "Ezmargus." Her father was Paphnutius. 1
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    Works Cited

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    • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, n.d, entry: 1381685. Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
    • 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 Euphrosyne