Sara - ܣܪܐ
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Behnām and his sister Sara were
high-born Christian martyrs who were the children of Sennacherib. They converted to
Christianity through a monk, Mattai, and were killed by their father. Their father later
repented and became a Christian and with his wife. Sennacherib and the queen built
monasteries for Mar Mattai and Abraham near Mosul.1
Names
Sex
female1
Floruit
300-4001
Attestation
Sara is commemorated in Behnam and Sara (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/286] .
1Notes
Behnām and his sister Sara were
high-born Christian martyrs who were the children of Sennacherib. They converted to
Christianity through a monk, Mattai, and were killed by their father. Their father later
repented and became a Christian and with his wife. Sennacherib and the queen built
monasteries for Mar Mattai and Abraham near Mosul.1
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 65.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Sara — ܣܪܐ .”, 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/2063.About this Entry
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