Mary - ܡܐܪܝܐ
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In hagiography: Mary was commemorated with her Xenophon who was a noble husband and father living in Constantinople. This Byzantine Greek tradition was imported into the Syriac world. Her sons John and Arcadius are also venerated for their holiness. Xenophon and Mary lived as a continent married couple and instructed their sons to support the poor and the monks.1
Names
Sex
female
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Mary is commemorated in John, Arcadius, Xenophon, and Mary (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1491] .
1Mary is commemorated in John, Arcadius, Xenophon and Mary (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1953] .
1Notes
In hagiography: Mary was commemorated with her Xenophon who was a noble husband and father living in Constantinople. This Byzantine Greek tradition was imported into the Syriac world. Her sons John and Arcadius are also venerated for their holiness. Xenophon and Mary lived as a continent married couple and instructed their sons to support the poor and the monks.1
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1380, 1920.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Mary — ܡܐܪܝܐ .”, 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/1878.About this Entry
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