Index of Persons
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Aaron — ܐܗܪܘܢ
(saint)
Names: AhrūnAaronʾAhrōnAaron
Aaron was the brother of Moses and Miriam, and he is commemorated as the founder of the Israelite priesthood.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1534
Aaron — ܐܗܪܘܢ
(saint)
Names: AhrūnAaronʾAhrōnAaron
Aaron is a presbyter from Armenia who is commemorated in the
Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of
Ephesus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1533
Aaron of Alexandria — ܐܗܪܘܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(author)
Names: Ahrun of AlexandriaAaron of AlexandriaAaron of AlexandriaPriester AhrônURI: http://syriaca.org/person/980
Aaron of Alexandria — ܐܪܘܢ
(saint)
Names: ArōnAaron of AlexandriaʾArōnHéron
Aaron is an ascetic who came into the
Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ 's Syriac translation of
the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1773
Aaron of Serugh — ܐܗܪܘܢ
(saint, d. 337)
Names: Ahrūn of SerughAaron of SerughAaron of SerugʾAhrōnAaron de SarougAARON DE SAROUGAaron of Serugh was a disciple of Mar Awgin and founder of two monasteries
near Melitene .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1092
Aaron the Monk — ܕܝܪܝܐ ܐܗܪܘܢ
(author, 12th century )
Names: Aaron The MonkAhrun dayroyoAaron dayroyoAaron the MonkURI: http://syriaca.org/person/215
Aaron the Persian — ܐܗܪܘܢ ܦܪܣܝܐ
(author, 7th century )
Names: Aaron the Persian RabbanAhrun the PersianAaron the PersianURI: http://syriaca.org/person/107
Aaron the Solitary(saint)
Names: Aaron the SolitaryAaron the SolitaryAaron le solitaireURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1535
Aba — ܐܒܐ
(author, ca. 400 )
Names: AbaAbaAbaMar AbaÀb(h)ā""Disciple of , author, and biblical commentator.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/308
Aba I, catholicos — ܐܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(saintauthor, d. 552, 540-552 )
Names: Aba IMar Aba IAbā I, Catholicos Aba, CatholicosAba I, catholicosʾAḇāAba, catholicosĀBĀ (ĀWĀ)Mar Aba I, Katholikos""Teacher of biblical interpretation, author, Cath. (540-52).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/306
Aba II of Kashkar — ܐܒܐ ܒܪ ܒܪܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ
(author, 641 - 751)
Names: Aba of Kashkar IIMar Aba IIAba II of KashkarMàr(j) Àb(h)ā II.Mar Aba II KatholikosAba bar Brik Ṣebyaneh""Scholar, Bp. of , and Cath. (741-751).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/307
Aba of Kashkar — ܐܒܐ ܟܫܟܪܝܐ
(author, late 6th/early 7th cent. )
Names: Aba of KashkarAba of KashkarAba of KashkarÀb(h)ā v Kaškar Polymath author and diplomat during the reigns of Shah Khusrau II of Persia r 590 628 Emperor Maurice of Byzantium r 582 602...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1086
Aba of Nineveh — ܐܒܐ
(saint, 585-590 )
Names: Abā, Bishop of NinevahAba of NinevehAbaĀBĀIAbā was a Bishop of Nineveh who was martyred under shah Shapur
II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1094
Abai(saint, 335-385 )
Names: AbaiĀBĀÏIn hagiography Abai was a Persian Martyr killed by his father Adorpirozgerd who later converted to Christianity He was mentioned in the legend of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1093
Abai of
Hah(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Abai of
HahAbai of
HahĀBĀÏ DE ḤĀḤ ĀBĀİ de ḤĀḤIn hagiography Abai of Ḥaḥ was a monk miracle worker and disciple of Simeon of Qartmin He became abbot of Qartmin and helped to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1095
Abba - ܐܒܐ
Names: Abba""Monastic head of the monastery of John Urtaya""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3183
Abba Paul — ܐܒܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ
(author, 624 )
Names: Paul AnbaPawla AbbasPaul AbbaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/86
ʿAbd al-Ahad of Baʿshiqa — ܥ̅ ܐܠܐܚܕ ܕ
Names: ʿAbd al-Ahad of Baʿshiqa
ʿAbd al-Aḥad of Baʿshīqa
the West Syrian priest ʿAbd al-Aḥad son of the priest George
the village of Baʿshīḳah (Northeast of Mosul)‘Abd al-Ahad de Ba‘shiqah
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/2805
ʿAbd al-Ghani al-Mansuri — ܥܒܕܐܠܓܢܝ ܡܢܨܘܪܝܐ
(author, d. 1575)
Names: ʿAbd al-Ghani al-Mansuri‛Abd al-Ghani al-ManṣuriʿAbd al-Ghanī al-ManṣūrīAbd al-Ghanī al-Manṣūrī‘Abd al-Ghanī al-ManṣūrīAbd al-Ghani al-MansuriURI: http://syriaca.org/person/283
ʿAbd al-Masih b. Naʿima of Homs — ܥܒܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܠܗ ܒܪ ܢܐܥܡܗ ܚܡܨܝܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbd al-Masih of Homs b. NaʿimaʿAbd al-Masīḥ b. Nāʿima al-Ḥimṣī‛Abd al-Masīḥ of Ḥomṣ ibn ‛Abd Allah ibn Nā‛imaAbd al-Masīḥ b. Nāima al-Ḥimṣī‘Abd al-Masīḥ b. Nā‘ima al-ḤimṣīʿAbd al-Masīḥ b. NāʿimaʿAbd al-Masîḥ ibn NāʿimaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1002
ʿAbd al-Masih Liban — ܥܒܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܝܒܐܢ
(author)
Names: ʿAbd al-Masih LibanʿAbd al-Masīḥ LībānAbd al-Masīḥ Lībān‘Abd al-Masīḥ LībānAbd al-Masih LibanURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1075
ʿAbd al-Masih of Beth Slokh — ܥܒܕܐ ܠܡܣܝܚ ܣܠܘܟܝܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbd al-Masih of Beth SlokhʿAbd al-Masīḥ of Beth SlokhAbd al-Masīḥ of Beth Slokh‘Abd al-Masīḥ of Beth SlokhʿAbd el-Masih of Beth SelokhʿAbd el-Masîḥ aus Bêt(h) Sĕlôk(h)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1049
ʿAbd al-Nur of Amid — ܥܒܕ ܐܠܢܘܪ ܐܡܝܕܝܐ
(author, d. 1755)
Names: ʿAbd al-Nur of Amid‛Abd al-Nur of Amid The MonkʿAbd al-Nūr AmīdīAbd al-Nūr Amīdī‘Abd al-Nūr AmīdīURI: http://syriaca.org/person/293
ʿAbd al-ʿAziz of Bayt Sallaki — ܥܒܕ ܐܠܥܙܝܙ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܐܟܝ
(author)
Names: ʿAbd al-ʿAziz of Bayt SallakiʿAbd al-ʿAzīz of Bayt SallākīAbd al-Azīz of Bayt Sallākī‘Abd al-‘Azīz of Bayt SallākīAbd al-Aziz bar SallakiURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1060
ʿAbda(saint)
Names: ʿAbdaABDAIn hagiography: ʿAbda was a bishop
of Edessa .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1096
ʿAbda — ܥܒܕܐ
(saint, d. 420)
Names: ʿAbdāʿAbdaʿAḇdāAbdaABDA ('AWDA),Mar AbdaʿAbdā was Bishop of Hormizd Ardashir who was martyred during the reign of Yazdegerd I with Afrēm Jacob Papa another Papa Daduq and Durtan...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1097
ʿAbda — ܥܒܕܐ
(saint, d. 376)
Names: ʿAbdāʿAbdaAbda ('Awda), 'Awdisho' de KaskarʿAḇdāAbdaABDA ('AWDA), 'AWDİŜO'ʿAbdā Alaha priest was tortured with ʿAbdishōʿ by Ardashir brother of Sapor ʿAbdā was arrested with seven friends and seven virgins Barḥaḏbshabā and Samuel...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1099
ʿAbdachisia(saint)
Names: ʿAbdachisiaABDACHISIAIn hagiography: ʿAbdachisia was a martyr
from Aphrodisias in Caria .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1101
ʿAbdalʿaleq — ܥܒܕܐܠܥܠܩ
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdālʿaleqʿAbdalʿaleqʾAḇdālʾaleq‘Abd al-‘Aleq
ʿAbdalʿaleq was a deacon and martyr who was stoned to death.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1530
ʿAbdelmasih — ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ
(saint, d. 390)
Names: ʿAbdelmasiḥʿAbdelmasihAbd al-MasihʾAbdelmasīḥAbdalmasihABD AL-MASİḤ ('ABDA, CHRISTODULE)ʿAbdelmasiḥ was a Jewish shepherd boy formally known as Aser who lived near Sinjar in the Persian Empire He converted to Christianity and pierced...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1102
ʿAbdishoʿ(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿMar Abdisho
ʿAbdishoʿ was the teacher of Mar Qardagh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3008
ʿAbdishoʿ(saint, 300-400 )
Names: ʿAbdishoʿAWDĪŜO'In hagiography: Awdisho was an anchorite
monk from the area near Arbela who
converted the soldier-saint Qardag .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1143
ʿAbdishoʿ(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿAWDĪŜO'In hagiography: Awdisho was a bishop and
martyr of Kashkar .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1144
ʿAbdishoʿ — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ
(saint, d. 376)
Names: ʿAbdishōʿʿAbdishoʿAbda ('Awda), 'Awdisho' de KaskarʿAḇdīšōʿAbdishoABDA ('AWDA), 'AWDİŜO'ʿAbdishōʿ of Kashkar was tortured with the priest ʿAbdā Alaha by Ardashir brother of Sapor ʿAbdā was arrested with seven friends and seven virgins...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1100
ʿAbdishoʿ — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishōʿʿAbdishoʿʿAḇdīšōʿAbdichoAbdisho‘ was martyred with Berikhisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1538
ʿAbdishoʿ bar
Bahriz — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܗܪܝܙ
(author, first quarter of 9th cent. )
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ bar BahrīzAbdisho bar BahrizIbn BahrizAbdisho bar Bahrīz‘Abdisho‘ bar BahrīzʿAbdishoʿ bar
Bahriz""Logician, theologian, legal scholar, translator, and metropolitan, first of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/309
— ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܨܘܒܐ
(author, d. 1318)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ bar BrikhaʿAbd Yeshuʿ of ṢobaAbdisho of NisibisEbedjesusAbdisho bar Brikha‘Abdisho‘ bar BrikhaAbd Yeshu of Ṣoba‘Abd Yeshu‘ of ṢobaAbdišo' de Nisibe'Abdišo' bar Brika'Abdišo' de Ṣoba et d'Arménie'Ebed Yešu'ʿAbdishoʿ bar Brikha‘Abdîshô‘ de NisibeʿAbdishoʿ bar BrikhaEbedjesus of ṢobāAbdisho Bar Berika seu Ebedjesu Sobensis""Bp. and scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/310
ʿAbdishoʿ bar John — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ bar JohnʿAbdishoʿ bar YoḥannanAbdisho bar Yoḥannan‘Abdisho‘ bar YoḥannanʿAbdishoʿ bar JohnʿAb(h)dîšôʿ bar JôḥannànURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1038
ʿAbdishoʿ bar Shaʿarah — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܫܗܪ̈ܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ bar ShaʿarahʿAbdishoʿ bar ShaʿarahAbdisho bar Shaarah‘Abdisho‘ bar Sha‘arahAbdishoʿ bar ShaʿaréʿAbdishoʿ bar ShaʿarahʿAb(h)dîšôʿ bar ŠaʿʿārahURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1009
ʿAbdishoʿ bar ʿEqarbe — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܥܩܪ̈ܒܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ bar ʿEqarbeʿAbdishoʿ bar ʿEqarbeAbdisho bar Eqarbe‘Abdisho‘ bar ‘EqarbeURI: http://syriaca.org/person/890
ʿAbdishoʿ I — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ IʿAbdishoʿ IʿAbdishoʿ IAbdisho I‘Abdisho‘ IʿAbdishoʿ I bar AqreKatholikos ʿAb(h)dîšôʿ I bar AqrēURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1010
ʿAbdishoʿ of Dasen — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܣܢܝܐ
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishōʿ DasnāyāʿAbdishoʿ of DasenʿAḇdīšōʿ DasnāyāAbdisho‘ de Dasen
ʿAbdishoʿ of Dasen was a monk
from Dasen who trained in the
monastery of Beth Sayare . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1539
— ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܓܙܪܬܐ
(author, d. 1567)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ of GazartaʿAbd Yeshuʿ of the JaziraAbdisho of GazartaʿAbdishoʿ bar Yoḥannan d-Beth MaronʿAbhdīshōʿ metropolitan of Gāzartā MārAbdisho of Gazarta‘Abdisho‘ of GazartaAbd Yeshu of the Jazira‘Abd Yeshu‘ of the Jazira‘Abdishô‘ de Gâzarta‘Abdisho‘ catholicos‘Abdishô‘‘Abdîshô‘ʿAbdishoʿ IV John of GazartaʿAbdishoʿ of GazartaA monk in the monastery of Mar Aḥa the Egyptian in the region of Gazarta Cizre who was ordained Metropolitan of Gazarta by Yoḥannan...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/311
ʿAbdishoʿ of Qusur — ܥܒܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܩܨܘܪܝܐ
(author, 1750 )
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ of Qusur‛Abd Yeshu‛ of Quṣur ChorepiscopusʿAbdishuʿ of QuṣurAbdishu of Quṣur‘Abdishu‘ of QuṣurAbdisho of QusurURI: http://syriaca.org/person/292
ʿAbdishoʿ the Solitary — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdishoʿ the SolitaryAbdišo' le SolitaireURI: http://syriaca.org/person/3502
ʿAbdon(saint, d. 297)
Names: ʿAbdonʿAbdonABDON et SENNENIn hagiography In hagiography ʿAbdon and Sennen were two Persian twins martyred in Rome Their story was contained in the martyrology of Bishop Polychrone...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1103
ʿAbdullah I bar Stephanos — ܥܒܕ ܠܠܗ ܩܕܡܝܐ
(author, d. 1557)
Names: ʿAbdullah bar Stephanos IʿAbdullāh bar Sṭephanos IAbdullāh I bar Sṭephanos‘Abdullāh I bar Sṭephanos""Patr. (1521-57) and advocate for printing the first Syriac NT.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/312
ʿAbdullah II Sattuf — ܥܒܕ ܠܠܗ ܬܪܝܢܐ
(author, 1834 - 1915)
Names: ʿAbdullah Sattuf IIʿAbdullāh Saṭṭūf IIʿAbd Allah IIAbdullāh II Saṭṭūf‘Abdullāh II SaṭṭūfAbd Allah II‘Abd Allah II""Bp. of (1872-4) and Patr. (1906-15).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/313
ʿAbdullah of Bartelle — ܥܒܕ ܠܠܗ ܒܪܛܠܝܐ
(author, 1345 )
Names: ʿAbdullah of Bartelle
‛Abd Allah of Barṭelli
DeaconʿAbdullāh of BarṭelleAbdullāh of Barṭelle‘Abdullāh of BarṭelleʿAbd Allah of BartellaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/252
ʿAbdulmasih II — ܥܒܕܡܫܝܚ ܬܪܝܢܐ
(author, 1854 - 1915)
Names: ʿAbdulmasih IIʿAbdulmasīḥ IIAbdulmasīḥ II‘Abdulmasīḥ IIʿAbdulmasih
II""Patr. of (1895-1903).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/314
ʿAbdulmasih of Hirta — ܥܒܕܡܫܝܚ ܚܝܪܬܝܐ
(author)
Names: ʿAbdulmasih of HirtaʿAbdulmasīḥ of ḤirtaAbdulmasīḥ of Ḥirta‘Abdulmasīḥ of ḤirtaʿAbd Meshiha of HirtaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/889
Abel(saint, 500 )
Names: AbelABELIn hagiography Abel was the first stylite saint of the monastery of Qartmin and was a patron against eye disease and paralysis According to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1104
Abel — ܗܒܝܠ
(saint)
Names: HabelAbelHāḇēlAbel Abel is a biblical figure commemorated in Cain and Abel text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1540
Abel of Adiabene — ܗܒܝܠ
(saint)
Names: HabelAbel of AdiabeneHābēlAbel d’Adiabène Abel of Adiabene is commemorated in Abel of Adiabene text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Westdeutsche Bibliothek Or...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1541
Abgar the Hagiographer — ܐܒܓܪ
(author, early 5th cent. )
Names: Abgar the hagiographerAbgar the hagiographerAbgar the Hagiographer""The hagiographer, Abgar is named as the author of the martyrdom of ’s reign (r. 399-420).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/315
Abgar V Ukkama the Black — ܐܒܓܪ
(saint, 13-50 )
Names: Abgar V Ukkama the BlackAbgar V Ukkama the BlackʾAḇgarAbgarABGAR V LE NOIR (ŪKĀMĀ)King of Edessa (4 BC–AD 7 and 13–50) and subject of
hagiographical accounts regarding the conversion of the population of Edessa to Christianity.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/2823
Abhai — ܐܒܚܝ
(saint, 400-500 )
Names: AbḥayAbhaiʾAḇḥayAbhaïABḤAÏAbḥay features in John of Ephesus Lives of the Eastern Saints He was an ascetic who was ordained Bishop of Nicaea and later became...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1105
Abi — ܐܒܝ
(saint)
Names: AbaiAbiʾAbbīAbbi
Abi features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1536
Abimelech(saint, 552-581 )
Names: AbimelechABIMELECHIn hagiography: Abimelech was a theologian
of the School of Balad who became founder of
the martyrion , a secondary institution of the School of Nisibis .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1106
ʾAbn — ܐܒܢ
(saint)
Names: ʾAbnAbnʾAbnAbn Abn is an ascetic who came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1543
Aboursam — ܐܒܘܪܣܡ
(saint, d. 341, 341 )
Names: AbursāmAboursamʾĀbūrsāmAboursamIn hagiography Miles was a Bishop of Susa He was born near Tehran and converted from Zoroastrianism He went on a long pilgrimage and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1544
ʿAboushta of Adiabene — ܥܒܘܫܛܐ
(saint)
Names: ʾAbūshṭāʿAboushta of AdiabeneʾAbūšṭāAboushtâ d’Adiabène
ʿAbousha of Adiabene was a spiritual father originally from a village in the mountains called Tallpnā
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1545
Abraham(saint)
Names: AbrahamABRAHAMIn hagiography: Abraham is a monk of
undertmined origins, possibly from the convent of Beth ʿArbin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1107
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint, 438 )
Names: AbrahamAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbrahamABRAHAM, martyr de SaporIn hagiography Abraham was part of a group of martyrs killed under Yazdgerd II and connected anachronistically to Shapor bishop of Niqator and Isaac...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1110
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham Abraham is commemorated in Abraham Cyriacus Barhadbeshabba and Sergius text in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus from John...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1547
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham
Abraham is commemorated in
Addai and Abraham (text) in the Lives of
the Eastern Saints by John of
Ephesus.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1548
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham
Abraham is commemorated in
Abraham and Maron (text) in the Lives of
the Eastern Saints by John of
Ephesus.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1546