Xenophon - ܟܣܢܐܦܘܢ
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Xenophon was a noble husband and father living in Constantinople. This Byzantine Greek tradition was imported into the Syriac world. His wife Mary and 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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Xenophon is commemorated in John, Arcadius, Xenophon, and Mary (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1491] .
1Xenophon is commemorated in John, Arcadius, Xenophon and Mary (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1953] .
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Xenophon was a noble husband and father living in Constantinople. This Byzantine Greek tradition was imported into the Syriac world. His wife Mary and 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., “Xenophon — ܟܣܢܐܦܘܢ .”, 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/2151.About this Entry
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