Silvester - ܣܝܠܒܣܛܪܘܣ
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Silvester was the bishop
of Rome who, according to
hagiographic traditions, baptized Constantine the Great.1
Names
- ܣܝܠܒܣܛܪܘܣ1
- Silvester
- Sīlbasṭrōs
- Sīlbasṭrōs1
- Silvester (baptism of Constantine)
- Silvestre1
- Silvestre (baptême de Constantin)1
Attestations
Silvester is commemorated in Silvester (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/560] .
1Silvester is commemorated in Constantine and Silvester (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1399] .
1Silvester is commemorated in Silvester (Baptism of Constantine) (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1222] .
1Notes
Silvester was the bishop
of Rome who, according to
hagiographic traditions, baptized Constantine the Great.1
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 340, 1269, 1063.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Silvester — ܣܝܠܒܣܛܪܘܣ .”, 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/2086.About this Entry
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