Mary of Egypt - ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ
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Mary of Egypt was a prostitute
in Alexandria who converted to
Christianity and lived as an ascetic in the desert. She is a model of the penitent harlot. 1
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Sex
female1
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Mary of Egypt is commemorated in Mary of Egypt (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/357] .
1Mary of Egypt is commemorated in Mary of Egypt (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1881] .
1Notes
Mary of Egypt was a prostitute
in Alexandria who converted to
Christianity and lived as an ascetic in the desert. She is a model of the penitent harlot. 1
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 137, 1840.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ .”, 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/1882.About this Entry
Entry Title: Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ
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- Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
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