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

  • ܡܐܪܝܐ1
  • Mary
  • Marie1
  • Marīyā
  • Mārīyā1

Sex

female

Notes

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.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Mary — ܡܐܪܝܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1878.

Bibliography:

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.

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Entry Title: Mary — ܡܐܪܝܐ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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