Index of Persons
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Aaron of Alexandria — ܐܗܪܘܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
(author)
Names: Ahrun of AlexandriaAaron of AlexandriaAaron of AlexandriaPriester AhrônURI: http://syriaca.org/person/980
John of Birtha — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܪܬܐ
(author)
Names: Yuḥanon of BirthaJohn of BirthaJohn of BirtaJean de BirthaJohn (Iwannis) of BirtaBischof Iwanîs von BîrtāURI: http://syriaca.org/person/981
John the Persian — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܪܣܝܐ
(author)
Names: John the PersianYoḥannan the PersianJohn the PersianJohn the PersianJôḥannàn der PerserURI: http://syriaca.org/person/982
Sergius of Beth Garmai — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܓܪ̈ܡܝ
(author)
Names: Sargis of Beth GarmaiSergius of Beth GarmaiSergius of Beth GarmaiSargîsURI: http://syriaca.org/person/983
Ishoʿzka — ܝܫܘܥܙܟܐ
(author)
Names: IshoʿzkaIshoʿzkaIshozkaIsho‘zkaIshozkhaΚôʿzĕk(h)āURI: http://syriaca.org/person/984
Sabrishoʿ Rustam — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܪܘܣܛܡ
(author)
Names: Sabrishoʿ RustamSabrishoʿ RustamSabrisho RustamSabrisho‘ RustamSabrisho RostamSab(h)rîšôʿ RôsṭàmURI: http://syriaca.org/person/985
Simeon, the disciple of
Mar Yozadhak — ܫܡܥܘܢ
(author, 600-700 )
Names: Simeon the disciple of
Mar YozadhakShemʿonSimonShemonShem‘onSimon the disciple of Mar YozadhakSimon Rabban Mâr the disciple of Rabbâ Mâr YôzâdhâḳSyméonSimeon the monkŠemʿônSimeon MonachusIn hagiography Simeon the disciple of Mar Yozadhak was a hagiographer and disciple of Mar Yozadaq Simon is chiefly noted as the author of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/986
Solomon bar Garaph — ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܓܪܦ
(author)
Names: Shlemon bar GaraphSolomon bar GaraphSolomon bar GaraphŠĕlêmôn bar Gàràp(h)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/987
David of the Kartwaye — ܕܘܝܕ ܕܟܪ̈ܬܘܝܐ
(author)
Names: Dawid d-KartwayeDavid of the KartwayeDavid, Bishop of the KartwayeDawîd Bischof des Kurdenstammes der KartûʾàjēURI: http://syriaca.org/person/988
Yazdpaneh of Kashkar — ܝܙܕܦܢܗ ܕܟܫܟܪ
(author)
Names: Yazdpaneh of KashkarYazdpaneh of KashkarYazdpanah of KashkarMetropolit Jazdap(h)anàh von KaškarURI: http://syriaca.org/person/989
Severus Sebokht — ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܣܐܒܘܟܬ
(author, d. 666/7)
Names: Severus SebokhtSeveros SebokhtSeverus SabukhtSeverus SebokhtSeverus SebokhtSeverus Sebokt""Scholar, astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, Bp. of Qenneshre (city south of Aleppo); or Bp. of the Monastery of Qenneshre on the east bank of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/99
George of ʿElam — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܥܝܠܡ
(author)
Names: Gewargis of ElamGeorge of ʿElamGeorge of ElamMetropolit Gîwargîs von ElamURI: http://syriaca.org/person/990
George of Nisibis — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(author)
Names: Gewargis of NisibisGeorge of NisibisGeorge of NisibisMetropolit Gîwargîs von NisibisGeorgius (Giwargis) ep. NisibisURI: http://syriaca.org/person/991
Simeon the Persecuted — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܕܝܦܐ
(author)
Names: Shemʿon the PersecutedSimeon the PersecutedSimon the
PersecutedShemon the PersecutedShem‘on the PersecutedŠemʿon “der Verfolgte”URI: http://syriaca.org/person/992
Sabrishoʿ of Nisibis — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(author)
Names: Sabrishoʿ of NisibisSabrishoʿ of NisibisSabrisho of NisibisSabrisho‘ of NisibisSabrišoʿ of NisibisMetropolit Sab(h)rîšôʿ von NisibisSabrisho' ep. NisibisURI: http://syriaca.org/person/993
Gabriel Raqoda — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܪܩܘܕܐ
(author)
Names: Gabriel RaqodaGabriel RaqodaGabriel the DancerGabriel Raqqôd(h)āURI: http://syriaca.org/person/994
Babai of Gbilta — ܒܒܝ ܕܓܒܝܠܬܐ
(author)
Names: Babai of GbiltaBabai of GbiltaBabai of GebiltaBabai of GbiltaBàb(h)ai aus Gĕb(h)îltāBabaj e Gebilta in TirhanURI: http://syriaca.org/person/995
Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
(author, 8th cent.-9th cent.? )
Names: PethionPethionPeṯyūnPethyunPēthyunPethiōnPet(h)jônPet(h)jônAuthor of an ecclesiastical history whose accounts regarding Christian physicians were cited by Elijah of Nisibis .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/996
Gabriel Tawrta — ܓܒܪܝܠ ܬܘܪܬܐ
(author)
Names: Gabriel TawrtaGabriel TawrtaGabriel TauretaGabriel TawrtaGabriel Taurĕt(h)āGabriel TauretaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/998
John of Apamea — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܘܦܡܝܐ
(author)
Names: Yoḥannan of ApameaJohn of ApameaJohn of Apamea (2)Jôḥannàn von ApameiaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/999
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
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
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 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
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
Ephrem the Scribe — ܐܦܪܝܡ
(saint, d. 420)
Names: AfrēmEphrem the ScribeAbdaʾAfrēmÉphremABDA ('AWDA),Afrēm was a Persian Martyr and scribe
martyred under shah Yazdegerd with companions 'Abda , Jacob, Papa the deacon, Daduq and
Durtan the learned.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1098
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
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
ʿAbdachisia(saint)
Names: ʿAbdachisiaABDACHISIAIn hagiography: ʿAbdachisia was a martyr
from Aphrodisias in Caria .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1101
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
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
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
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
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
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, bishop of Arbela — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint, d. 345)
Names: AbrahamAbraham, bishop of ArbelaʾAḇrāhāmAbraham, évêque d’ArbèlesABRAHAMAbraham was a Bishop of Arbela who was martyred under Shapur
II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1108
Abraham of the High Mountain — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint, d. 399)
Names: AbrahamAbraham of the High MountainʾAḇrāhāmAbraham de la Haute MontagneABRAHAMAbraham of High MountainAbraham was a famous monk and miracle worker of the monastery of the High Mountain north of Mount Izla and he was the teacher...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1109
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 of
Beth Sayyare(saint)
Names: Abraham of
Beth SayyareAbraham the PenitentABRAHAM DE BÉṮ ṢAYYRĀÉIn hagiography Abraham the Penitent or of Beth Sayyare was a monk from the family of Awgin and Abraham the Great He founded a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1111
Abraham the
Scribe(saint)
Names: Abraham the
ScribeAbraham of
ȘawurABRAHAM L'ECRIVAINIn hagiography: Abraham the Scribe, also
known as Abraham of Shawur , was a monk of Qartmin who cured lepers.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1112
Abraham Qidounaya — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Abraham QidūnāyāAbraham QidounayaAbraham de QidūnʾAḇrāhām QīdūnāyāAbraham QidounayaABRAHAM DE QIDŪNAbraham of QidunaiaAbraham Qidūnāyā was an anchorite whose
niece, Mary, fell from the ascetic life but was redeemed through his love.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1113
Abshelama(saint)
Names: AbshelamaABŜELAMAAccording to The Teaching of Addai , Abshelama (or
Barshelama) was an early bishop of Edessa and a copyist for the apostle Addai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1114
Acyndinus(saint, 337 - 339, 350 )
Names: AcyndinusACYNDINUSACYNDINUSIn hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the legendary Acts...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1115
Addai the Chorepiscos — ܐܕܝ ܟܘܪܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ
(saint)
Names: Aday KhurʾepesqupaAddai the ChorepiscosAddaiʾAdday kōrʾapisqōpāAddaï le chorévêqueADDAÏAday Khurʾepesqupa was a monk and
chorepiscopus commemorated in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern Saints.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1116
Addai — ܐܕܝ
(saint)
Names: AdayAddaiʾAddayAddaïADDAÏAday was commemorated by John of Ephesus in his Lives of the Eastern
Saints. He built twelve monasteries with his brother Abraham .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1117
Addai — ܐܕܝ
(saint)
Names: AdayAddaiʾAddayAddaïADDAÏAddaï apôtreAddaiAddai Aday was one of the 72 apostles commissioned by Jesus to be a missionary Aday was ordained by Addai to travel to Edessa...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1118
Adorhormizd (Dadishoʿ) — ܐܕܘܪܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ
(saint, d. 447)
Names: AdorhormizdAdorhormizd (Dadishoʿ)ʾĀdōrhōrmīzdAdorhormizdĀḎŌRHORMIZD-DĀDĪŜŌ'Adorhormizd later Dadisho was a high born mobed who converted to Christianity after his daughter Anahid was healed through the work of Christian monk...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1119
Adorparwa — ܐܕܘܪܦܪܘܐ
(saint, d. 319)
Names: AdorparwaĀḎŌRPARWAAdōrparwāAdorparwaʾĀḏōrparwāAdorparwaIn hagiography: Adorparwa was a martyr of
Tur Berʿain in Beth Garmai who was
commemorated with his brother Mirnarsai and sister Sultan Mahduk .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1120
Aggai, bishop of Edessa(saint, 100 )
Names: Aggai, bishop of EdessaAGGAÏAccording to The Teaching of Addai Aggai was ordained by Addai to be a bishop of Edessa he was martyred by the son of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1121
Aha — ܐܚܐ
(saint, 500 )
Names: AḥāAhaAhhaʾAḥāAhâAḤḤAMar Aḥā was the Bishop of Arzun and a Miaphysite missionary saint
among the Armenians.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1122
Aha the Egyptian — ܐܚܐ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: AḥaAha the EgyptianAhha the EgyptianʾAḥāAhaAḤḤA L'EGYPTIENAḥa the Egyptian was a monk and disciple of Mar Awgin head of Awgin s spiritual phalanx who came with him from Egypt and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1123
Aha the
Solitary(saint, 573 )
Names: Aha the
SolitaryAhha the
SolitaryAḤḤA LE SOLITAIREIn hagiography Aḥa the solitary of Resh ʿAyna was a soldier in the Persian army later he founded a monastery near Nisibis traveled on...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1124
Alphaeus(saint, d. 303)
Names: AlphaeusAlpheosĀlepyōsAlphéeALPHÉEIn hagiography: Alphaeus was a martyr
of Caesarea of Palestine who died
during the Diocletian persecution and was commemorated with Zachaeus and Romanus.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1125
Amai(saint)
Names: AmaiAMAÏIn hagiography Amai was a Persian Martyr from the region of Adiabene She was a daughter of the covenant who was killed with other...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1126
ʿAmmi of
Hah(saint, 400-500 )
Names: ʿAmmi of
HahAMMIIn hagiography ʿAmmi of Ḥaḥ in Ṭur ʿAbdin became the first bishop of Ṭur ʿAbdin He was a disciple of Simeon of Qartmin and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1127
Anahid — ܐܢܗܝܕ
(saint, d. 448)
Names: AnahīdAnahidʾAnāhīdAnahidANAHĪDAnahīd was a high born Magian princess who converted to Christianity and was martyred She was healed by the monk Pethion and her conversion...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1129
Anastasius
the Persian(saint, d. 628)
Names: Anastasius
the PersianANASTASE, moine martyrIn hagiography Anastasius the Persian was a soldier in the army of Khusro II He became a Christian and then a monk after travelling...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1130
Anempodistus(saint, d. 350)
Names: AnempodistusANEMPODISTUSIn hagiography In hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1131
Anthony the
Qurayshite(saint, d. 799)
Names: Anthony the
QurayshiteAntoine le
QurayshiteANTOINE LE QURAYSHITE, martyrIn hagiography Anthony the Qurayshite born Ruhi was a convert to Christianity from Islam the nephew of Harun al Rashid He was martyred for...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1132
Aphtonius(saint, 350 )
Names: AphtoniusAPHTONIUSIn hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the legendary Acts...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1133
Apollonius(saint)
Names: ApolloniusAPOLLONIUS, martyrIn hagiography: Apollonius was a martyr with
Eusebonia mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1134
ʿAqebshma — ܥܩܒܫܡܐ
(saint, d. 379)
Names: ʿAqebshmaAQEWŜMAAqebshmāʿAcepsimasʿAqeḇšmāAcepsimasIn hagiography ʿAqewshma was a bishop from the region of Adiabene who was martyred during the persecution of Shapur II and buried by an...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1135
Aquilina(saint, 281 - 293)
Names: AquilinaAQUlLINA, martyre de ByblosIn hagiography Aquilina was a martyr of Byblos and patron of Jbayl At the age of twelve she became a Christian missionary and she...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1136
Archelaus(saint, d. 270)
Names: ArchelausARCHELAÜS, evêque de arranIn hagiography: Archelaus was a bishop
of Ḥarran who debated
with Mani .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1137
Athanasius(saint, 630-640 )
Names: AthanasiusATHANASE, RABBAN ṢLĪBAIn hagiography: Athanasius was a monk
of Ṭur ʿAbdin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1138
Athanasius
of Qenneshrin(saint, d. 644)
Names: QenneshrinATHANASE DE QENNESRĪNIn hagiography: Athanasius was a bishop
from Qenneshrin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1140
Athanasius
Sandalaya(saint, 744-750 )
Names: Athanasius
SandalayaATHANASE SANDALĀYAIn hagiography: Athanasius Sandalaya was the
West Syriac Metropolitan of Maypherqaṭ who constructed a monastery at Tel Besme west of Mardin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1141
Athqen, Rabban — ܐܬܩܢ
(saint, 600-700 )
Names: AthqenAthqen RabbanAtqen of ShisʾAṯqenAtqen (Rabban Mar)AṮQEN DE ŜĪŜAthqen of Sis came northwards from Iraq to
the area of Mount Izla and became the third superior of the monastery of Rabban
Saliba.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1142
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
Awida(saint, d. 342)
Names: AwidaAWIDAIn hagiography Awida was a Persian confessor whose ears and nose were cut off he had wanted to follow Yazidpanah to martyrdom Yazdapnah was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1146
Azad(saint, d. 371)
Names: AzadĀZĀDIn hagiography Azad was a deacon of Beth Naggare in Adiabene who was martyred with the priest Jacob during the persecution of Shapur II...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1147
Azad — ܐܙܕ
(saint, d. 341)
Names: AzādAzadʾĀzādAzadĀZĀDAzād was a eunuch at the court of Shapur II who was martyred a week after Simeon Bar Sabbaʿe at the gate of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1148
Aziza(saint, 300-399 )
Names: AzizaAZĪZA, moineIn hagiography Aziza was a monk born to Egyptian royal pagans who became a companion of Mar Awgin and established a sanctuary in Zerāni...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1149
ʿAzazaʾel — ܥܙܙܐܝܠ
(saint, d. 304)
Names: ʿAzāzāʾēlʿAzazaʾelAzizailʾAzāzāʾīlAzazaïlPancraceAZIZAÏLSt AzazailʿAzāzāʾēl was an illustrious youth from the
Orient who travelled to Rome and
was martyred under Maximinus.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1150
Babai(saint)
Names: BabaiBABAÏAccording to tradition, Babai was a sister
of Sharbel and a convert from
paganism. She was martyred in Edessa in the reign of Trajan.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1151
Babylas — ܒܒܘܠܐ
(saint, d. 250, 237 )
Names: BābūlāBabylasBābūlāBabylasBABYLASSt BabylasBābūlā (Babylas) was a Bishop of Antioch who died from poor treatment in
prison; he demanded that Emperor Philip the Arab make public penance.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1152
Bacchus — ܒܟܘܣ
(saint, 275-310 )
Names: BākōsBacchusBacchus (comrade of Sergius)BākōsBacchusBacchus (Serge de Résapha)BACCHUSSt BacchusBākōs Bacchus was one of the most popular saints of the Orient He was a Roman soldier who was martyred shortly before his friend...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1153
Badai the Priest — ܒܕܝ
(saint, 359 )
Names: BādayBadai the PriestBadaiBādayBadaïBADAÏBāday was a priest and Persian Martyr who
was flagellated in a garden with pomegranate branches at the command of Mihrnarsai.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1154
Badma — ܒܕܡܐ
(saint, d. 375)
Names: BadmāBadmaBadmāBadmaBADMABadmā was a high born Zoroastrian and
convert to Christianity from Beth Lapat; he was martyred by a treacherous Christian under
Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1155
Barbara(saint, 313 )
Names: BarbaraBarbaraBARBĀRASt BarbaraIn hagiography: Barbara was a pagan girl
converted to Christianity and killed by her father after tortures, perhaps during the
Diocletian persecution.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1156
Barbaʿshmin — ܒܪܒܥܫܡܝܢ
(saint, d. 346)
Names: BarbaʿshmīnBarbaʿshminBarb'ashminBarbaʾšmīnBarba‘shminBARB'AŜMĪNBarbaʿshmīn was a Bishop and martyr of
Seleucia-Ctesiphon. He was arrested at Karka d-Ledan and martyred during the persecution
of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1157
Barbʿashmin(saint)
Names: BarbʿashminBARB'AŜMĪNIn hagiography Barbʿashmin is commemorated
as a Syrian orthodox patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1158
Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ
(saint, d. 354)
Names: BarḥadhbshabāBarhadbshabbaBarḥadbšabāBarhadbeshabbaBAR ḤAḎBŜABBABarḥaḏbshabā was a deacon of Arbela who was
condemned to death during the persecution of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1159
Barhadbshabba of Qartmin(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Barhadbshabba of QartminBAR ḤAḎBŜABBA DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography: Barhadbeshabba of Qartmin was a monk and disciple
of Samuel of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1160
Barsai(saint, 361-378 )
Names: BarsaiBarsesBARSAÏIn hagiography: Barsai was a bishop
of Ḥarran and then Edessa while Ephrem the Syrian lived in Edessa ; he built the "Grand Baptistery"
there.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1161
Barsamya — ܒܪܣܡܝܐ
(saint, d. 105)
Names: BarsamyāBarsamyaBarsamyāBarsamyaBARSAMYASt BarsamyaAccording to tradition Barsamyā was an early Bishop of Edessa during the reign of the emperor Trajan and a contemporary with the Edessan martyrs...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1162
Barsauma of Hashrai(saint)
Names: Barsauma of HashraiBARṢAUMAIn hagiography: Barṣawmā was a bishop and
martyr of the monastery of Hashrai, presumably in Ṭur ʿAbdin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1164
Bar
Shebya(saint, 424 )
Names: Bar
ShebyaBAR ŜEWYAIn hagiography Bar Ŝewya or Bar Shabba was a solitary and first bishop of Merv he was deported from Byzantine territory to Ctesiphon The...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1165
Bar Shebya — ܒܪܫܒܝܐ
(saint, d. 342)
Names: BarshebyāBar ShebyaBaršeḇyāBarshebyaBAR ŜEWYA ou BAR SABIABarshebyā or Shabbia was a monk who was the superior of a small monastery at Ishtahar near Persepolis He was martyred with ten others...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1166
Bassus(saint, 379 )
Names: BassusBassusBASSUSIn hagiography Bassus and his twin sister Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1167
Susan — ܫܘܫܢ
(saint, 379 )
Names: ShushānSusanBassus and Suzanne, with Stevin and LonginusŠōšanSuzanneBASSUS et SUZANNE, avec ÉTIENNE et LONGINIn hagiography Bassus and his twin sister Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1168
Bawai(saint, d. 484)
Names: BawaiBĀWOÏIn hagiography Mar Bawai was commemorated as the Catholicos of the Church of the East from Tella He was born a Zoroastrian and converted...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1169
Behnam(saint, 379 )
Names: BehnamBEHNĀM (VAHUNAM)In hagiography: Behnam was a son of the
covenant from the Kirkuk
region who was stoned under shah Ardashir II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1170
Behnam — ܒܗܢܡ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: BehnāmBehnamBehnam and his sister sarahBēhnāmBehnamBEHNĀM et sa soeur SARĀHMar BehnamBehnām and his sister Sara were high born Christian martyrs who were the children of Sennacherib They converted to Christianity through a monk Mattai...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1171
Benjamin — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ
(saint, d. 422)
Names: BenyamēnBenjaminBenyāmēnBenjaminBENJAMINBenyamēn was a deacon and martyr under
Vahram V.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1172
Benjamin(saint, d. 371)
Names: BenjaminBENJAMINIn hagiography Benjamin was a hermit and priest from Dara he was ordained by Barsai of Edessa and travelled to Mount Sinjar He converted...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1173
Benjamin(saint, d. 460, 300-399 )
Names: BenjaminBENJAMINIn hagiography Benjamin was a disciple of Mar Awgin He travelled to Mount Izla and founded a monastery and school near Mardin His vita...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1174
Bishoi — ܒܝܫܘܝ
(saint, 400 )
Names: BīshōyBishoiBishoiBīšōyBishoïBishoyBIŜOÏMar BishoiBīshōy was monk and superior from the
Nitrian Egyptian desert whose story was reproduced in Syriac recensions.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1175
Bohtishoʿ(saint, 363-371 )
Names: BohtishoʿBOḪTĪŜŌ'In hagiography: Boḥtisho was a deacon and a
martyr who assisted Tomarsha in rebuilding churches destroyed under Shapur II. He was
martyred under Vahram.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1176
Bohtizad of
Kurke(saint)
Names: Bohtizad of
KurkeBŌḪTIZĀD OU BŌḪTYAZD DE KURKÉIn hagiography Boḥtizad of Kurke was a saint mentioned in a single East Syriac calendar There is a monastery named after him in the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1177
Brikhishoʿ — ܒܪܝܟܝܫܘܥ
(saint, d. 351)
Names: BrīkhīshōʿBrikhishoʿBerikyeshuaBrihishoBrīḵīšōʿBerikhichoBRĪḪĪŜŌ'Brīkhīshōʿ and his ten companions were
martyred in the time of Shapur; they emerged in the context of a battle.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1178
Brihishoʿ, brother of
Yawnan(saint, d. 327)
Names: Brihishoʿ, brother of
YawnanBRĪḪĪŜŌ', frère de YawnanIn hagiography Briḥisho was the brother of Yawnan They were two brothers from Beth Asa who travelled to a neighboring village to encourage more...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1179
Butlana — ܦܢܛܠܐܘܢ
(saint, d. 305, 310 )
Names: ButlanaBUṬLĀNAPanṭalēʾōnPanteleonPantaleonPanṭalēʾōnPantaléonPANTALÉONIn hagiography: Buṭlāna was a doctor and a
martyr. His story was a Syriacized version of the life of Pantaleon.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1180
Buya, Rabban(saint, 600-700 )
Names: Rabban BuyaRABBAN BŪYAIn hagiography Rabban Buya was a monk who was from ʿAqra he had many companions and an anonymous sister who was also venerated as...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1181
Carpus(saint, 300-400 )
Names: CarpusCARPUS (QARPOS)In hagiography Carpus Qarpos was the bishop of Shawaur who was martyred by the Persians his relics were placed inside a church in Ṭur...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1182
Christina Yazdoi — ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܝܙܕܘܝ
(saint, d. 363, 363 )
Names: Kresṭīnā YazdūyChristina YazdoiChristinaKresṭīnā YazdūyChristine YazdouyCHRISTINA (YAZDOÏ)Christina of Karka d-Beth
SlokhYAZDOIKresṭīnā Yazdūy from Karka d-Beth Slokh was
the daughter of a Zoroastrian governor who was martyred after her marriage.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1183
Cyprian
(saint, 300 )
Names: Cyprian
CYPRIENIn hagiography: Cyprian and Justina were
martyrs from Antioch who died under
the emperor Diocletian.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1185
Cyrus(saint, 394 )
Names: CyrusCYR (QŪRA)In hagiography: Cyrus (Qura) was a bishop
of Edessa who transferred the
relics of St. Thomas to Edessa in 394.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1186
Cyrus of Harran — ܩܘܪܝܘܣ
(saint, d. 770)
Names: QuriyosCyrus of ḤarranCyrus (Qura)Cyrus ou Curius de ḤarranCYRCyrus of HarranCyrus of HarranQuriyos was a martyr of Ḥarran under Caliph Al Mansur.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1187
Cyrus(saint, 410 )
Names: CyrusCYRIn hagiography: Cyrus (Qura) was a superior
of the monastery of Qartmin . He
was a disciple of Samuel of
Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1188
Cyriacus(saint, 200-300 )
Names: CyriacusCYRIAQUEIn hagiography: Cyriacus (Quryaqos) was a
disciple of Mar Yareth .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1189
Judas Cyriacus — ܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ
(saint, d. 363)
Names: Ihūdā QūryaqōsJudas CyriacusCYRIACUSĪhūdā QūryaqōsJudas CyriaqueCYRIAQUEJudas CyriaqosCyriacus was a martyr under the Emperor Julian He was also known as Judas Cyriacus and he was a convert from Judaism through his...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1191
Cyriacus — ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ
(saint, 310 )
Names: QūryaqōsCyriacusCYRIACUS, and his mother JulietteQūryāqōsCyriaqueCYRIAQUE et sa mère JULIETTESt CyriacusCyriacus and his mother Juliette were martyrs They were martyred under Diocletian in either Iconium Tarsus or Antioch together with many others Juliette was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1192
Dodo(saint, 325-425 )
Names: DodoDĀDĀ OU DŌDŌIn hagiography Mar Dodo Dada was a saint from Ṭur ʿAbdin and a companion of Mar Awgin There is a church in Beth Sbirino...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1193
Dado — ܕܕܘ
(saint, d. 370)
Names: DodoDadoDādūDadouDĀḎŌMar Dōdō was a convert from Zoroastrianism
to Christianity. He was condemned to an ordeal of fire. He was martyred under Shapur
II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1194
Damian,
patriarch of Alexandria(saint, 576-591 )
Names: Damian,
patriarch of AlexandriaDAMIENIn hagiography Damian was patriarch of Alexandria He sent a letter to Jacob Baradaeus hoping for communion between the churches He visited Antioch but...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1196
Daniel of
the Monastery of the Dung Beetles(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Daniel of
the Monastery of the Dung BeetlesDANIELIn hagiography Daniel of the Monastery of the Dung Beetles was a refugee from Amida and student of Mar Mattai his story mirrors the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1197
Daniel of
Galash(saint, d. 439)
Names: Daniel of
GalashDanielDaniel de GalashDANIELIn hagiography Daniel of Galash was a married man who left his wife to become a monk He met many ascetics in his life...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1198
Daniel(saint, 665-684 )
Names: DanielDANIELIn hagiography Daniel was the bishop of Edessa He obtained relics of Severus of Samosata in order to chase demons away from the monks...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1199
Daniel — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ
(saint, d. 343)
Names: DānīʾēlDanielDaniel and his sister WardaDānīʾēlDanielDANIEL ET SA SOEUR WARDADānīʾēl Daniel a priest and his sister Warda were from Raziq near Tehran They were arrested two years after Bishop Miles of Tel Ḥesh...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1200
Daniel the Doctor — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܐܣܝܐ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Danīʾēl AsyāDaniel the DoctorDānīʾēl ʾāsyāDANIEL LE MÉDICINDaniel the Doctor was a convert from paganism who travelled to the monastery of Pachomius then to Mar Awgin and then Nuhadra He healed...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1201
Daniel of
Qartmin(saint, d. 633, 614-615 )
Names: Daniel of
QartminDANIEL DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography: Daniel of Qartmin was a monk
of Qartmin who was elected
bishop of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1202
Daniel of Scetis — ܕܢܝܐܝܠ
(saint, 500-600 )
Names: DānīʾēlDaniel of ScetisDaniel of ScetisDānīʾēlDaniel de ScétéDANIEL DE SQÉTÉDaniel of Scete was an Egyptian monk from
the sixth century who was venerated in the Syriac tradition.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1203
Daniel the
Stylite(saint, 410 )
Names: Daniel the
StyliteDANIEL LE STYLITEIn hagiography Daniel the Stylite was a monk and disciple of Samuel of Qartmin who walked along the Tigris while he went to the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1204
David(saint)
Names: DavidDAVIDIn hagiography: David was a saint
commemorated on the 25 of September by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1205
David of
Harran(saint, 846-873 )
Names: David of
HarranDAVID DE ḤARRĀNIn hagiography David of Ḥarran was the bishop of Ḥarran He was originally a monk from Qartmin and a relative of Simeon of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1206
Demetrianus(saint, 260 )
Names: DemetrianusDEMETRIANUSIn hagiography Demetrianus was commemorated as a bishop of Antioch He was deported by the Persians after the conquest of the city in 256...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1207
Denha(saint)
Names: DenhaDENḤAIn hagiography: Denha was a monk of the
convent of Qabratha.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1208
Ten Brothers
of Qartmin(saint, 433 )
Names: Ten Brothers
of QartminDIX FRÈRES DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography Ten brothers of Qartmin are remembered as a group of monks who took part in a fight with villagers from Qartmin over...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1210
Greek Doctors — ܡܠܦܢܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ
(saint)
Names: Malpono yawnoyoGreek DoctorsGreek Doctors (three)Docteurs grecsDOCTEURS GRECSThese are three Greek theologians who are
commemorated together in the Church of the East: Theodore of Mopsuestia, Diodore of
Tarsus, and Nestorius of Constantinople.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1211
Syrian Doctors — ܡܠܦܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
(saint)
Names: Malpono suryoyoSyrian DoctorsSyriac DoctorsDocteurs syriensDOCTEURS SYRIAQUESEphrem Narsai Abraham Julian Saba Jean Michel Job Isaiah and Bar Ṣauma of Nisibis were commemorated together in the calendar of the Church of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1212
Domitius — ܕܘܡܛ
(saint)
Names: DometDomitiusDometuisDōmeṭDomèceDOMÈCESt DomitiusFiey is unsure if there are one or two saints with this name We preserve that uncertainty There was one Dometius was a martyr...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1213
Dometius — ܕܘܡܐܛܪܝܘܣ
(saint, 408-455 )
Names: DomaṭriyosDometiusDometuisDōmāṭrīyōsDomèceDOMÈCEThe legend of Romanus and Dometius was Coptic but it exists in Syriac also The author places the story in the time of Theodosius...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1214
Edna(saint, 310 )
Names: EdnaEDNADevotion to Saint Edna is widespread among
Maronite Christians. Her name means "ear," and she is invoked for ear infections.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1215
The
Egyptians of Qartmin(saint, 648 )
Names: The
Egyptians of QartminLES ÉGYPTIENS DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography the Egyptians of Qartmin were a group of 800 monks from Egypt who were buried at Qartmin Their legend was connected to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1216
Elian(saint, d. 284, 200-300 )
Names: ElianÉLIĀNSt ElianIn hagiography Elian was a third century martyr from Emesa He was a doctor and was executed by his own father The bishop Paul...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1217
Elijah(saint)
Names: ElijahÉLIEIn hagiography: Elijah was an ascetic
commemorated by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1218
Elijah(saint, 690 )
Names: ElijahÉLIEIn hagiography: Elijah was the bishop of
ʿAyn Ward and the first bishop from the monastery of Simeon of Qartmin. He knew
Theodute.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1219
Elijah(saint, 709-723 )
Names: ElijahÉLIEIn hagiography Elijah was the Syrian Orthodox bishop of Antioch and a convert from the Melkite community He was a monk from the monastery...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1220
Elijah of
Hirta(saint, 550-615 )
Names: Elijah of
HirtaÉLIE DE AL-ḤĪRAIn hagiography Elijah of Ḥirta al Hira was a monastic founder from the sixth century He was an Arab a Lakhmid who joined the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1221
Elijah the
Younger of Heliopolis(saint, 700 )
Names: Elijah the
Younger of HeliopolisÉLIE LE JEUNE DE HÉLIOPOLISIn hagiography: Elijah the Younger of
Heliopolis was a martyr from Damascus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1222
Elisha of
Garbiya(saint)
Names: Elisha of
GarbiyaÉLISÉE DE ĠARBIYAIn hagiography: Elisha of Garbiya was a monk
of Garbiya near Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1223
Elisha of
Tanhir(saint)
Names: Elisha of
TanhirÉLISÉE DE TANHIRIn hagiography: Elisha of Tanhir was
commemorated by Rabban Saliba . Little is known about him nor about the location of
Tanhir.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1224
Elpidiphorus(saint, 350 )
Names: ElpidiphorusELPIDIPHORUSIn hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the legendary Acts...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1225
Sleepers of
Ephesus(saint, 249-251 )
Names: Sleepers of
EphesusEight
Children of EphesusChildren of EphesusEnfants d’ÉphèseLES HUITS ENFANTS D'ÈPEHESESeven Sleepers of EphesusIn hagiography Sleepers of Ephesus were the protagonists of a legend set in the time of the emperor Decius Seven or eight children of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1227
Stephen — ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ
(saint)
Names: EsṭepanōsStephenStevenʾEsṭapānōsÉtienneÉTIENNEIn hagiography: Stephen was a martyr who was
commemorated with Bassus , Suzanna , and Longinus .
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1229
Steven(saint)
Names: StevenÉTIENNEIn hagiography: Stephen was a superior of a
covenant. He was commemorated by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1230
Eugenius(saint)
Names: EugeniusEUGÈNEIn hagiography: Eugenius and Macarius were
priests and martyrs who were decapitated.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1231
Eulogius and the leper — ܐܘܠܘܓ
(saint)
Names: EwlōgEulogius and the leperEulogiusʾEwlōgEuloge et le lépreuxEULOGEEulogius was an ascetic who was a disciple
of Mar Awgin . He was either a
servant of a lion or of a leper.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1232
Eupraxius — ܐܘܦܪܟܣܝܐ
(saint)
Names: EwpraksiyāEupraxiusEupraxia with OlympiasʾEwpraḵsīyāEupraxieEUPRAXIA WITH OLYMPIASEupraxia (Ewpraksiyā) and Olympias were
martyrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1233
Eusebona(saint)
Names: EusebonaEUSEBONAIn hagiography: Eusebonia was a martyr with Apollonius mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1235
Eutal(saint)
Names: EutalAwtalEutal
(Awtal)EUTALIn hagiography Eutal Awtal was a disciple of Malke son of Job of Ator near Mosul He was also known as the Arab He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1236
Eutal of
Magdala(saint)
Names: Eutal of
MagdalaEUTAL DE MAGDALAIn hagiography Eutal of Magdala was a pagan who became a Christian in his youth He abandoned his fiancée and became a monk with...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1237
Eutychios(saint, 741 )
Names: EutychiosEUTYCHIOSIn hagiography: Eutychios was a Mesopotamian
martyr under Al-Walid. He was also known as “Eustathios,” and he died for refusing to
convert to Islam.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1238
Ezekiel the
Monk(saint, 363 )
Names: Ezekiel the
MonkEzechialÉzéchiel, moine (de Daqoq)ÉZÉCHIALIn hagiography Ezekiel was a monk who was born on the same day as the Emperor Constantine the Great He was a Jew from...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1239
Febronia of Nisibis — ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ
(saint, 310 )
Names: FebroniaFebronia of NisibisPēḇrōnīyāFébronieFEBRONIASt FebroniaFebronia of Nisibis was a martyr and nun who lived in a convent near Nisibis She was renown for her beauty learning asceticism and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1240
Gabriel(saint)
Names: GabrielGABRIELIn hagiography: Gabriel of the superior
monastery was cited with Mar Abraham as a founder of the superior monastery of Mosul .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1241
Gabriel of Qartmin — ܓܒܪܐܝܠ
(saint, d. 648, 639 )
Names: GabrīʾēlGabriel of QartminGabriel of Beth QustanGabrīʾēlGabriel de QartaminGABRIEL DE BÉṮ QUSTĀNGabriel of Bet QustanGabriel of Beth Qustan was from Beth Qustan and became Bishop of Qartmin He fled marriage to become a monk He was the superior...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1242
Gabriel of
Kashkar(saint, d. 739)
Names: Gabriel of
KashkarGABRIEL DE KASHKARIn hagiography: Gabriel of Kashkar , also called the "little man,"
was a monk who founded three monasteries near Maḥoze , Dayr Qunni, and Husra.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1243
Gabrona of
Qarta(saint, 590-604 )
Names: Gabrona of
QartaGABRŌNA DE QARTAIn hagiography Gabrona of Qarta was a Syriac monk under the patriarch Sabrisho He was from Beth ʿArabaye He healed the daughter of village...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1244
Gamaliel(saint)
Names: GamalielGAMALIELIn hagiography: Gamaliel and his son Habib
were celebrated in the calendar of Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1245
Ganni of
Hirta(saint, 550 )
Names: Ganni of
HirtaGANNI DE ḤĪRAIn hagiography Ganni of Ḥirta or Rabban Haya was a monk from Beth Aramaye He sold everything he had and gave his possessions to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1246
Gayana(saint, 303 )
Names: GayanaGAYANAIn hagiography Diocletian fell in love with a young woman Rhipsime when he saw her picture She lived a convent with 17 others and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1247
George of
the Greeks(saint)
Names: George of
the GreeksGEORGES DES GRECSIn hagiography: George of
the Greeks is a saint mentioned in the calendar of Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1248
George of
Harran(saint, 816-850 )
Names: George of
HarranGEORGES DE ḤARRĀNIn hagiography George of Ḥarran was a bishop who came from the monastery of Qartmin According to his life during this time there was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1249
George the Priest — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
(saint, d. 615)
Names: GewargīsGeorge the PriestGeorge of IzlaGīwargīsGeorges le prêtreGEORGES D'IZLASt George MihrangushnaspGeorge of Izla was a monk and a convert from Zoroastrianism His name was Mihrangusnap He was noted for his conversations with the Monophysites...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1250
Golinduch(saint, d. 591)
Names: GolinduchGolinduchGOLINDOUCHIn hagiography Golinduch the living martyr was a Persian princess who became a Christian through the influence of Greek prisoners of war She was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1251
Gregory or
George, Zwanarse and Yazdapnah(saint)
Names: Gregory or
George, Zwanarse and YazdapnahGRÉGOIRE ou GEORGES, ZWANARSÉ et YAZDAPNAHIn hagiography: Gregory or George, Zwanarse,
and Yazdapanah were recent East Syriac martyrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1252
Gregory Pirangoushnasp — ܓܪܝܓܘܪ
(saint, d. 542)
Names: GrigōrGregory PirangoushnaspGregory PirangushnaspGrīgōrGrégoire PîrângoushnaspGRÉGOIRE PĪRĀNGUŜNASPGregory Pīrānguŝnasp was a Zoroastrian Convert from the family of Mihran He was imprisoned by the Byzantines and treated well by Justin I He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1253
Gourbarlaha — ܓܘܒܪܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: GūbralahaGourbarlahaGubralahaGūbarlāhāGoubarlahaGUBARLĀHĀGourbarlaha and his sister Qazo were twins of Shapur II who were converted to Christianity through Dadu a military officer from Medes They were...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1254
Guhishtazad(saint)
Names: GuhishtazadGUHIŠTĀZĀDIn hagiography Guhishtazad was a eunuch martyr at Karka d Ledan He was an old man who worked under Shapur II He was head...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1255
Guhishtazad(saint, d. 341)
Names: GuhishtazadGUHIŠTĀZĀDIn hagiography: Guhishtazad was a eunuch
martyr from Karka d-Beth
Slokh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1256
Gourya — ܓܘܪܝܐ
(saint)
Names: GuryoGouryaGuriaGūryāGūryāGouriaGouriaGŪRĪA
Shmona and Gourya were two martyrs
who were killed in Edessa during
the Diocletian persecution. There was great devotion to these saints in Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1257
Habib — ܚܒܝܒ
(saint, d. 322)
Names: ḤabībHabibḤabībHabibḤABĪBHabib was a deacon of the village of Telshaha near Edessa He continued despite the persecution that caused the death of Shmona and Guria...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1258
Habib(saint, 521 )
Names: HabibḤABĪBIn hagiography: Habib was a disciple
of Jacob of Serugh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1259
Habib — ܚܒܝܒ
(saint, 400 )
Names: ḤabībHabibḤabībHabibḤABĪBThis Habib, a son of Gamaliel, could be
identified with John of Gamaliel, who was mentioned in the life of Samuel of
Qartmin.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1260
Habib of
Scetis(saint)
Names: Habib of
ScetisḤABĪB DE SQÉTÉIn hagiography Habib of Scetis was a monk who appears among a group of disciples of Mar Awgin He may have become bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1261
Ananias of Arbela — ܚܢܢܝܐ
(saint, d. 345)
Names: ḤananyāAnanias of ArbelaHananyaḤananyāAnanie d’ArbèlesḤANĀNYAḤananyā was a layman arrested in year six of the persecution of Shapur by order of the mobed Ardishag He was martyred three times...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1262
Hananya of Dayr
al-Zaʿfaran(saint, d. 826)
Names: Hananya of Dayr
al-ZaʿfaranḤANĀNYA DE DAYR AL-ZA'FARĀNIn hagiography Ḥananya of Dayr al Zaʿfaran was a Syrian Orthodox bishop of Mardin and Kfartuto He built a monastery that was named after...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1264
Helen(saint, 250 - 330)
Names: HelenHÉLÈNEIn hagiography Helen the mother of Constantine the Great is honored in the Syriac church in the hymn to the holy women Her role...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1265
Heliodorus(saint, d. 362)
Names: HeliodorusHÉLIODOREIn hagiography Heliodorus was a bishop of Beth Zabdai 9000 inhabitants of his city were deported to Persia Many of his community were later...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1266
Heraclas of
Kafar Sama(saint)
Names: Heraclas of
Kafar SamaHÉRACLAS DE KAFAR ŠAMAIn hagiography: Heraclas of Kafar Sama was a
recluse from the village of Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1267
Hilaria — ܐܠܐܪܝܐ
(saint)
Names: IlarīyāHilariaHilaria, daughter of ZenoʾIlārīyāHilariaHILARIASt HilariaIlarīyā Hilaria was the daughter of Zeno who fled to the desert to become a monk She was known as John the Eunuch and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1268
Hormizd(saint)
Names: HormizdHORMIZDIn hagiography Hormizd was a martyr of Beth Garmai under Yazdegerd He had nine friends and all were converts from Zoroastrianism or had Zoroastrian...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1270
Hormizd — ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ
(saint, 628-641 )
Names: HormīzdHormizdHormizdHōrmīzdHormizdRABBAN HORMIZDHormizdRabban Hormizd was a monastic founder of the Church of the East who lived under the Patriarch Isho yaw II He spent 32 years...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1271
Hudahwi(saint, 647-650 )
Names: HudahwiHŪDAHWĪIn hagiography: Hudahwi lived at the time of
the Caliph Muʿawiya. Shortly after the Muslim conquest, Hudahwi built the monastery of Beth Hale .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1272
Hwara, son
of Theodore(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Hwara, son
of TheodoreḤWĀRAIn hagiography Hwara son of Theodore lived in the fourth century He met a monk Mar Aḥa who had been taken captive by a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1273
Hwarta(saint, 379 )
Names: HwartaḤWĀRTAIn hagiography: Hwartha or Astina was a
Persian martyr along with her son Abai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1274
Ia(saint, d. 362)
Names: IaIAIn hagiography Ia was a woman among the martyrs of Beth Zabdai who converted the wives of some of the Zoroastrians and were tortured...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1275
Ignatius(saint, 969 )
Names: IgnatiusIGNACEIn hagiography Ignatius was the bishop of Melitene at the end of the tenth century He built the convent of the Mother of God...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1276
Isaac(saint)
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography: Isaac was the bishop
of Karka .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1277
Isaac(saint, 753-756 )
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography The patriarch Isaac became bishop of Ḥarran by the protection of the governor of the al Jazira ʿ Abd Allāh Issac became...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1278
Isaiah(saint, 625 )
Names: IsaiahISAÏEIn hagiography Isaiah was a bishop of Edessa He was named with the approval of the Persians who occupied the city He refused to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1279
Isaiah of Aleppo — ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܠܒܝܐ
(saint, 350 )
Names: Eshaʿyā ḤālābāyāIsaiah of AleppoʾĪšaʾyā ḤālābāyāIsaïe d’AlepISAÏE D'ALEPShaʿyaŠA'YAIsaiah of Aleppo was a saint said to be the last survivor of the disciples of Mar Awgin and some traditions attribute the composition...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1280
Isaiah the
Egyptian(saint, d. 488)
Names: Isaiah the
EgyptianISAÏE L'ÉGYPTIENIn hagiography Isaiah was an ascetic from Scetis who founded a monastery in Gaza His life was written by Zachariah the Rhetor He was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1281
Isidore(saint)
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isodore was an abbot and the
teacher of Moses the
Black .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1282
Isidore(saint, 650 )
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isidore was the bishop
of Ḥarran .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1283
Ishoʿsabran — ܝܫܘܥܣܒܪܢ
(saint, d. 621)
Names: IshōʾsabranIshoʿsabranIsho'sawranĪšōʾsabranIsho‘sabranĪŠŌ'SAWRĀNĪšōʿsawrān was a Zoroastrian Convert and later martyr from Erbil whose life was written by Īšōʿyaw III of Adiabene His life speaks a great...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1284
Ishoʿyahb(saint, d. 685)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb became a monk of Mount Izla According to legend he founded a convent in a place where Kurds were supposed to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1285
Ishoʿyahb(saint)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb was a
Catholicos.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1286
Ishoʿyahb of
Arzun(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
ArzunĪŠŌ'YAW D'ARZUNIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Arzun was a
Patriarch of the Church of the East.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1287
Ishoʿyahb of
Gdala(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
GdalaĪŠŌ'YAW D'GDĀLAIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala was an
East Syriac patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1288
Ishoʿyahb bar
Qusre(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Ishoʿyahb bar
QusreĪŠŌ'YAW BAR QUSRÉIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb bar Qusre was a monk from a monastery in the region of Adiabene He founded a church which became the church...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1289
Israel of
Kashkar(saint, d. 872)
Names: Israel of
KashkarISRAËLIn hagiography Israel of Kashkar was the bishop of Kashkar and was later elected patriarch but he was assassinated during the performance of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1290
Aitalaha,
the deacon — ܐܝܬܐܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: Aitalaha,
the deaconIṮĀLĀHĀIthalāhāIthallahaʾĪṯalāhāIthallahaIn hagiography: Ithalaha was a deacon who
was martyred with the Bishop
ʿAqewshma during the persecution of Shapur.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1291
Aitalaha(saint, 324 )
Names: AitalahaIṮĀLĀHĀIn hagiography Ithalaha was the bishop from Edessa who attended the Council of Nicaea There are literary fragments attributed to him that survive in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1292
Aitalaha(saint, d. 355)
Names: AitalahaIṮĀLĀHĀIn hagiography Ithalaha was a pagan priest from Arbela who became a Christian He was imprisoned with other Persian martyrs and his ear was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1293
Jacob(saint, 627 - 717)
Names: JacobJACQUES (YA'QŪB)In hagiography Jacob was a monk visionary and chanter from Beth Garmai He took over the leadership of a monastery founded by Ishoʿyahb which...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1294
Jacob,
bishop of Phesilta(saint, 500-599 )
Names: Jacob,
bishop of PhesiltaJACQUESIn hagiography: Jacob was a disciple
of Jacob Baradaeus who became bishop
of the monastery of Phesilta .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1295
Jacob the Cut-Up — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ
(saint, 399-421 )
Names: Yaʿqōb MpasqāJacob the Cut-UpYaʾqōḇ MpasqāJacques l’IntercisJACQUES L'INTERCISSt Jacob the Cut-UpJacob the cut up was a noble Persian from the Royal City of Beth Lapaṭ He became a Christian but he later abjured his...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1296
Jacob the Notary — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܛܪܐ
(saint, d. 422)
Names: Yaʿqōb NoṭaroJacob the NotaryYaʾqōḇ nōṭārāJacques le notaireJACQUES LE NOTAIREJacob the notary was of Greek origin but he became the secretary for the Persian shah He was forced into hard labor for refusing...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1297
Jacob the
Reclus(saint)
Names: Jacob the
ReclusJACQUES LE RECLUSIn hagiography: This Jacob the Recluse is
mentioned as the founder of a monastery in Siirt together with Mar Hwisa at an unknown date.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1298
Jacob the Recluse — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: YaʿqōbJacob the RecluseJacob the ReclusYaʾqōḇJacques le ReclusJacques le Reclus (de Salah)JACQUES LE RECLUSSt Jacob the RecluseJacob the Recluse fled for the desert of Egypt during the persecution of the emperor Julian He then headed to East to Mesopotamia with...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1299
Jacob — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 371)
Names: YaʿqōbJacobJacob and AzadYaʿqōbJacquesJACQUES ET ĀZĀDJacob was a Priest of Beth Naggare near Adiabene who was martyred with the deacon Azad during the persecution of Shapur II The executioner...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1301
Jacob the Priest — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 347)
Names: YaʿqōbJacob the PriestYaʾqōḇJacquesJACQUES Jacob the priest and his sister Mary were martyrs from the village of Tell Salila during the reign of Shapur Mary was martyred at...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1302
John the
Doctor(saint)
Names: John the
DoctorJEANIn hagiography: John was a Syriac
doctor.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1303
John the Son
of the Carpenters(saint)
Names: John the Son
of the CarpentersJEAN, FILS DES MENUISIERSIn hagiography John the son of a joiner was a Persian Martyr who was killed by his own father John was tortured with various...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1304
John III the
Philosopher(saint, 718-729 )
Names: John III the
PhilosopherJEANIn hagiography: John III (Hovhannes)
of Odzoun was commemorated as a philosopher and Armenian
catholicos.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1305
John bar
ʿAbdun(saint, d. 1033, 1004-1033 )
Names: John bar
ʿAbdunJEAN BĀR 'ABDŪNIn hagiography John Bar ʿAbdun was Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox church and he had a life fraught with difficulty He was accused of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1306
John the
Arab(saint, 300-400 )
Names: John the
ArabJean l’Arabe (Tayoyo)JEAN L'ARABEIn hagiography John the Arab was a monk who originally was from a rich family in Ḥirta He studied at Nisibis went to Mount...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1307
John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
(saint, d. 619)
Names: Yuḥanān MraḥmānāJohn the AlmsgiverYōḥanān mraḥmānāJean l’Aumônier (résumé)Jean l’Aumônier, év. d’AlexandrieJEAN L'AUMÔNIERJohn the Almsgiver was a Melkite patriarch of Alexandria who was celebrated for his generosity to the poor His life was also translated into...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1308
John the
Blue(saint, d. 714, 650-714 )
Names: John the
BlueJEAN LE BLEUIn hagiography: John the Blue was the bishop
of Ḥirta . He was also known as
the young man from Ḥirta .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1309
John
Busnaya(saint)
Names: John
BusnayaJEAN BŪSNĀYAIn hagiography there is mention of a
monastery near Qaraqosh named
after this John Busnaya.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1310
John the
Egyptian(saint)
Names: John the
EgyptianJohn the
MournerJean l’Égyptien, disciple de saint EugèneJEAN L'EGYPTIENIn hagiography John the Egyptian or the mourner was the student and compatriot of Mar Awgin He lived as a solitary on Mount Qardu...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1311
John the
Camel-Driver(saint, 700-800 )
Names: John the
Camel-DriverJEAN L'ÉVÊQUE CHAMELIERIn hagiography John the Camel Driver was commemorated in Thomas of Marga s Book of Governors In this account Maran Zha bishop of Ḥadita...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1312
John of
Harran(saint, 518 )
Names: John of
HarranJEAN DE ḤARRĀNIn hagiography: John of Ḥarran was commemorated as one of fifty
miaphysite bishops exiled under Justin
I in 518.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1313
John of
Kafar Sania(saint, d. 311)
Names: John of
Kafar SaniaJean de Kfar SanyaJEAN DE KAFAR SANIAIn hagiography: According to Barsoum , this martyr, John
of Kafar Sania , died under Maximinus
Hercules .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1314
John of
Kamul(saint, 343 )
Names: John of
KamulJEAN DE KAMŪLIn hagiography John of Kamul was born to a pagan family from a royal Sasanian line He was converted and tried to convince Shapur...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1315
John of
Kashkar(saint, 421-458 )
Names: John of
KashkarJEAN DE KAŠKARIn hagiography: John of Kashkar was born in the region
of Kashkar . After a series of
abductions, he returned to the monastery of ʿAyn Deqla .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1316
John of
Kfone(saint)
Names: John of
KfoneJohn of
KephennaJean de KephennaJEAN DE KFŌNÉIn hagiography John of Kfone al Kfani was a disciple of Mar Awgin The monastery of this monk was found south of Zaz in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1317
John
Psaltes(saint, d. 420)
Names: John
PsaltesJEAN PSALTÉSIn hagiography John Psaltes was mentioned in the Life of Rabban Samuel of Qartmin A vision revealed to him the presence of relics in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1318
John of
Qartmin(saint, 1000 )
Names: John of
QartminJEAN DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography: John of Qartmin or John of
Beth Sbirino was a noted paleograph who reestablished the use of estrangelo
writing.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1319
John the Nazarite — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ
(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Yuḥanān NzirāJohn the NazariteJohn the SolitaireYōḥanān nzīrāJean le NaziréenJEAN LE SOLITAIREJohn the solitary was a monk of Ṭur ʿAbdin He might be John the perfect Nazarite whom John of Ephesus mentions He was a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1320
John of Edessa — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint, 418-435 )
Names: John of EdessaJohn, the priestJEAN D'EDESSEYōḥanānJean le prêtreIn hagiography John of Edessa was a priest from Edessa who nourished 12 holy men in a cave He became friends with Paul of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1321
Jacob of Adiabene — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܛܢܢܐ
(saint, d. 344)
Names: Yaʿqub ṭanānāJacob of AdiabeneJohn and JacobYaʿqōḇ ṭanānāJacques le Zélote (d’Adiabène)JEAN ET JACQUESJacob, the zealot priest, was arrested
with Yuḥanān bar Maryam (John),
Bishop of Arbela , during the time
of Shapur. They were decapitated at Beth
Lapaṭ.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1322
John bar Maryam — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܡܪܝܡ
(saint, d. 344)
Names: Yuḥanān bar MaryamJohn bar MaryamJohn and JacobYōḥanān bar MaryamJean bar MaryamJEAN ET JACQUESYuḥanān bar Maryam (John) was the Bishop
of Arbela who was arrested
with Jacob the zealot . They
were sent to Shapur, flogged, and decapitated.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1323
Job of
Adiabene(saint)
Names: Job of
AdiabeneJOB (D'ADIABÈNE)In hagiography: Job of Adiabene was a doctor (great teacher) of the Syriac
church.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1324
Joseph(saint, d. 344)
Names: JosephJOSEPHIn hagiography: Joseph was a disciple
of Narsai . They were martyrs
of Beth Garmai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1325
Joseph,
patriarch of Antioch(saint, d. 792)
Names: Joseph,
patriarch of AntiochJOSEPHIn hagiography: Peeters identifies this Joseph as the Syrian Orthodox patriarch
of Antioch .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1326
Joseph of
Arbela(saint, d. 379)
Names: Joseph of
ArbelaJOSEPHIn hagiography: Joseph was a priest and
martyr of Arbela .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1327
Juliana — ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
(saint)
Names: YūlyānāJulianaJulianaYōlīnēJulienneJULIANAJuliana was a companion of St. Barbara .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1329
Julian, patriarch of Antioch — ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
(saint, d. 595)
Names: YōlyānāJulian, patriarch of AntiochJulianYōlyānāJulien patriarche d’AntiocheJULIENYōlyānā (Julian) was the patriarch
of Antioch . He was a monk
of Qenneshrin . He wrote against
Sergius of Armenia.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1330
Julietta — ܝܘܠܝܛܐ
(saint, 310 )
Names: YōlēṭāJuliettaJuliettaYōlēṭāJulitteJULIETTEYōlēṭā (Julietta) was the mother of Cyriacus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1332
Justina — ܝܘܣܛܐ
(saint, d. 303)
Names: YusṭāJustinaJustinaYūsṭāJustaJUSTINASt Cyprian and Justa
Cyprian and Justina were
martyrs from Antioch who died under
the emperor DiocletianURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1333
Karag(saint)
Names: KaragKĀRAGIn hagiography: Karag is an abbot who
figures in a Syrian orthodox calendar of Qaraqosh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1334
Karkus(saint)
Names: KarkusKARKUSIn hagiography: Karkus was commemorated as
the successor of Ignatius in Antioch ,
and he was the fourth bishop of the city.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1335
Kenan(saint, 543 )
Names: KenanKENANIn hagiography: This could be Conon, the
bishop of Tarsus , one of many bishops
consecrated by Jacob Baradaeus in
543 for the emerging Miaphysite church.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1336
Kurbur(saint)
Names: KurburKURBURIn hagiography: Kurbur was a Roman
magistrate and later a martyr who appeared in the passion of Eleutherios .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1337
Lawrence — ܠܘܪܢܛܝܘܣ
(saint, 303-313 )
Names: LoranṭyosLawrenceLaurence, AgrippaLaurentLAURENT, AGRIPPALoranṭyos (Laurence) and Agrippa were
companions and martyrs under Diocletian. Agrippa was a prefect of Syria who had converted
to the faith in Mesopotamia.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1339
Lazarus the Confessor(saint)
Names: Lazarus the ConfessorLazare de HarrânLAZAREIn hagiography Lazarus the Confessor was possibly a monk of Qartmin commemorated for martyrdom under a Persian general His precise identity is contested He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1340
Leontius — ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ
(saint, d. 310)
Names: LeʾōnṭīyōsLeontiusLeonius and PubliusLeontius of TripoliLēʾōnṭīyōsLéonceLéonce et PubliusLÉONCE DE TRIPOLISt LeontiusLeontius of TripoliLeontius of Tripoli was a martyr He had been a Roman solider There was a monastery named after him in which Severus of Antioch...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1341
Longinus — ܠܘܢܓܝܢܐ
(saint)
Names: LungināLonginusLōngīnāLonginLONGINIn hagiography Longinus was an asecetic and a martyr with Bassus and Suzanna converts from Zoroastrianism whom Longinus baptized A martyr named Stephen is...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1342
Luke the
Deacon(saint, d. 297)
Names: Luke the
DeaconLUCIn hagiography Luke was commemorated as a deacon under the Bishop Polychronus He was decapitated with Parmenius Helimenas and Chrysostelus and another deacon Mucius...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1343
Macarius(saint)
Names: MacariusMACAIREIn hagiography: Macarius and Eugenius were
priests and martyrs who were decapitated.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1344
Macarius of Alexandria — ܡܩܪܝܣ
(saint, d. 408)
Names: MāqārīsMacarius of AlexandriaMacarius the AlexandrianAnba MacariusMāqārīsMacaire d’AlexandrieMacaire l’AlexandrinANBA MACAIREMacariusMakariosMacarius of Alexandria came into the
Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ 's Syriac translation of
the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1346
Sultan Mahduk — ܨܘܠܛܢ ܡܗܕܘܟ
(saint, d. 319)
Names: Ṣulṭan MahdukSultan MahdukSoultan MahdokSultana MahduhtSūlṭān MahdōkSoultan MahdokSULTANE MAHDŪHTSt MahduhtIn hagiography: Sultan Mahduk was a martyr of
Tur Berʿain in Beth Garmai who was
commemorated with her brothers Mirnarsai and Adorparwa .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1348
Maʿin — ܡܥܝܢ
(saint, d. 424)
Names: MaʿinMaʿinMaʾīnMa‘înMA'ĪNMaʿin was a general of Shapur II He became a Christian when he witnesses the martyrdom of Dōdō He was baptized and arrested He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1349
Malke — ܡܠܟܐ
(saint, 350-410 )
Names: MalkēMalkeMalkēMalké de ClysmaMALKÉMar Malke was a monk whose story overlaps with Mar Awgin He was the son of Awgin s sister Rebecca He was from Clysma...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1350
Mamas — ܡܐܡܐ
(saint)
Names: Māmā MamasMamaMāmāMamasMĀMĀMama was a martyr of Beth Sloth.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1352
Mamelhta(saint)
Names: MamelhtaMAMELHTAIn hagiography: Mamelhta was a virgin and
martyr from Beth Garmai . She was
known in the Greek martyr Acts as Mamlaha, Mamlahtina, Mazahia or Malpetha.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1353
Maʿna — ܡܥܢܐ
(saint, 438 )
Names: MaʿnaMaʿnaMa'naMaʿnāMa‘naMA'NAIn hagiography Maʿna 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/1354
Mark(saint, 400 )
Names: MarkMARCIn hagiography Mark was a solitary ascetic known from the life of Macarius in the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius He was distinguished...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1355
Mark of Tarmaqa — ܡܪܩܘܣ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: MarqōsMark of TarmaqaMark of TarmuqaMarqōsMarc de TarmaqaMARC DE TARMŪQAMark the Hermit of TarmaqaMarc l’ermite de TarmâqâMar MarcosMarkus vom Berge TarmāqāSt Mark of TarmaqaMark of Tarmuqa was a solitary Athenian
in Ethiopia . Serapion visited
him at the Mountain of Tarmuqa.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1356
Mari — ܡܐܪܝ
(saint)
Names: MaʾryMarima'ryMariMĀRĪMariMari was the apostle to Mesopotamia. He was
ordained by Addai to establish
Christian communities in the royal cities of the Parthians.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1358
Mari of Beth
Sahde(saint)
Names: Mari of Beth
SahdeMĀRĪ DE BÈṮ SAHDÉIn hagiography: Mari of Beth Sahde was
mentioned two times by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1359
Mari(saint, d. 271)
Names: MariMĀRĪIn hagiography Mari and his wife Martha were Roman martyrs Husband and wife they went to Rome on a pilgrimage with their children Audifax...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1360
Mary(saint, d. 347)
Names: MaryMARIEIn hagiography: Mary was one of daughters of
the covenant who was martyred with Thecla in Adiabene .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1361
Mary(saint)
Names: MaryMARIE, SOEUR DE BATALAIn hagiography: Mary was the sister
of Panteleon (Batala) and was
commemorated with him.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1362
Mary of Tell
Salila(saint, d. 347)
Names: Mary of Tell
SalilaMARIE, SOEUR DE JACQUESIn hagiography Mary was commorated as a martyr She and her brother the priest Jacob were from the village of Tell Salila She was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1363
Mary of
Scetis(saint)
Names: Mary of
ScetisMARIE DE SQÉTÉWhile some hagiographical sources place Mar Awgin in the company of his two sisters Thecla and Stratonike Rabban Saliba includes Mary of Scetis in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1364
Marina — ܡܪܝܢܐ
(saint)
Names: MarināMarinaMaryānēMarine (Marie)MARINASt MarinaAfter her mother died Marina entered the monastery with her father She disguised herself as a man Marinos A woman blamed her for her...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1365
Maron(saint)
Names: MaronMARONIn hagiography: Maron was an
anchorite.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1366
Maron of
ʿAyn Ward(saint, 410 )
Names: Maron of
ʿAyn WardMARON DE 'AYN WARDIn hagiography Maron of ʿAyn Ward was a superior of the monastery of Qartmin and was mentioned in the life of Samuel of Qartmin...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1367
Martha(saint, d. 271)
Names: MarthaMARTHA, MARTYRE À ROMEIn hagiography Martha was commorated for being martyred in Rome with her husband Mari and children Audifax and Abaq while they were on a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1369
Martha — ܡܪܬܐ
(saint, d. 341)
Names: MartāMarthaMārtāMarthe (fille de Posi)MARTHA, VIERGE MARTYREMartha was a Virgin Martyr and the daughter of Posi They were Greeks deported to the Sasanian empire They were martyred at Karka d...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1370
Martha(saint, d. 347)
Names: MarthaMARTHEIn hagiography: Martha was one of daughters
of the covenant who was martyred with Thecla in Adiabene .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1371
Mattai(saint, 300-400 )
Names: MattaiMattaMattaï (Mâr)MATTAIn hagiography Mattai Matta was born near Amida He had a marvelous youth and became a monk A persecution caused him to flee to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1372
Maura(saint, d. 286)
Names: MauraMAURA, MARTYREIn hagiography: Maura and her
husband Timothy were Egyptian martyrs. They were killed for refusing
to burn their copies of Christian scripture.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1373
Dometius(saint)
Names: DometiusMAXIME ET DOMÈCEIn hagiography Maximus and Dometius were brother martyrs They were brothers the sons of Valentinian who fled their father s palace to become monks...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1374
Metkarkana
the Vagabond(saint)
Names: Metkarkana
the VagabondMETKARKANAIn hagiography: Metkarkana the Vagabond was
commemorated in the Maronite calendar.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1375
Michael the
Companion of Angels(saint)
Names: Michael the
Companion of AngelsMichaelMichelMICHEL, "COMPAGNON DES ANGES"In hagiography Michael the Companion of Angels was a monk linked to Mar Awgin In some traditions he was the hagiographer of the Life...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1376
Michael of
Tarʿil(saint, 650 )
Names: Michael of
TarʿilMICHEL DE TAR'ĪLIn hagiography Michael of Tarʿil was commemorated as a disciple of Sabrishoʿ d Beth Qoqa He was commemorated at the eponymous monastery of Mar...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1377
Michael(saint)
Names: MichaelMICHELIn hagiography Michael and his sister Shiris were martyred outside the gate of Mardin in a place called the Monastery of the Fish or...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1378
Micah — ܡܝܟܐ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: MikhāMicahMiha of NahadraMīḵāMicha du NouhadraMĪHĀ DE NŪHADRAMar MichaMikhā of Nuhadra was the founder of a
monastery or a church in the village of Alqosh, north of Mosul.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1379
Mihrnarsai(saint, d. 319)
Names: MihrnarsaiMĪHRNARSAÏIn hagiography: Mihrnarsai was a martyr of
Tur Berʿain in Beth Garmai who was
commemorated with his brother Adorparwa and sister Sultan Mahduk .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1381
Mihrsapor — ܡܗܪܫܒܘܪ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: MeharshaburMihrsaporMēharšāḇōrMéharshaborMĪHRSAPORMihrsapor was a convert from Zoroastrianism
who was imprisoned and died of hunger and thirst.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1382
Miles of Tel Hesh — ܡܝܠܣ
(saint, 275-425 )
Names: MilesMiles of Tel HeshMĪLÉS DE TELL ḤÉŠThe wonder working monk Daniel the Doctor a disciple of Mar Awgin also healed Miles the son of the governor of Tel Ḥesh Miles...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1384
Moses of Beth Sayyare — ܡܘܫܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܨܝܪܐ.
(saint, d. 947)
Names: Mushē d-ʿumrā d-bēth ṣayareMoses of the Convent of Beth SayareMoses of Beth SayyareMosesMōšē d-ʾōmrā d-ḇēṯ ṢayārēMoïse du couvent de Beit SayaréMOÏSEMoses of Beth Sayyare helped to restore the
monastery of Beth Sayyare which
was founded by Mar Abraham , a
disciple of Mar Awgin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1385
Moses the Black(saint, 395 )
Names: Moses the BlackMoses the BlackMoïse l’ÉthiopienMOÏSEIn hagiography Moses the Black or Moses the Thief was instructed and baptized by Macarius He was a man of great physical and spiritual...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1386
Mqadashta(saint, d. 341)
Names: MqadashtaMQADAŠTAIn hagiography: Mqadashta (or The
Sanctified) was a sister of Tarbo and Catholicos Simeon bar
Sabbaʿe .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1388
Muʿawiya(saint)
Names: MuʿawiyaMU'ĀWIYAIn hagiography: Muʿawiya was a martyr
in Arabia who was thrown to the
beasts.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1389
Munyatos(saint)
Names: MunyatosMUNYATOSIn hagiography: Munyatos was a saint in the
Maronite calendar.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1390
Nagran,
martyrs of(saint, d. 523)
Names: Nagran,
martyrs ofNAĞRĀNIn hagiography: The martyrs of Nagran , led
by Arethas , died in Ḥimyar , condemned by Joseph , a Jewish governor.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1391
Narsai, bishop of Sharqart(saint, d. 344)
Names: Narsai, bishop of SharqartNARSAÏIn hagiography: Narsai, bishop
of Sharqart , and Joseph his disciple, were
martyrs of Beth Garmai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1392
Narsai, son of the covenant — ܢܪܣܝ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: NarsayNarsai, son of the covenantNarsaiNarsayNarsaï de SéleucieNARSAÏMar Narsai the AsceticNarsai was a monk and martyr. He was
decapitated. He was a
of Beth Garmai with his disciple Joseph .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1393
Nicholas(saint)
Names: NicholasNICOLASIn hagiography: Nicholas figures in the
Maronite calendar.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1395
Nuhra(saint)
Names: NuhraNUHRAIn Syriac hagiography there is an attested saint named Nuhra It may be that this name Syriac for light is a translation of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1396
Olympia — ܐܠܘܡܦܝܐ
(saint, 360-408 )
Names: AlūmpiyāOlympiaOlympiasʾĀlūmpīyāOlympiasOLYMPIASAlūmpiyā (Olympias) was a deaconess of
Constantinople.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1397
Onesima — ܐܢܣܝܡܐ
(saint)
Names: OnesimāOnesimaʾĀnēsīmāOnésimaONESIMASt OnesimaOnesima was the daughter of a king and hermit in Egypt She was mentioned in the hymns on the holy women and many liturgical...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1398
Papa, bishop of Arzun(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Papa, bishop of ArzunPĀPĀIn hagiography: Papa was a bishop
of Arzun .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1400
Paul of Edessa — ܦܘܠܘܣ
(saint, 418-435 )
Names: PawlōsPaul, the bishopPaul of EdessaPawlōsPaul l’évêquePAUL D'ÉDESSE Paul of Edessa was a bishop from the Italian peninsula who left his see and travelled to Edessa where in disguise he was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1405
Paul the
Interpreter(saint, 616 )
Names: Paul the
InterpreterPAUL L'INTERPRÈTEIn hagiography: Paul the interpreter
commented on the Psalms. He might be Paul of Nisibis or Paul of Tella.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1406
Pegasius(saint, 350 )
Names: PegasiusPEGASIUSIn hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the legendary Acts...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1407
Peroz of
Beth Lapat(saint, d. 421)
Names: Peroz of
Beth LapatPÉROZ DE BÉṮ LAPATIn hagiography: Peroz of Beth Lapat was a high born Zoroastrian who became a
Christian and was martyred before Bahram V .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1408
Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
(saint)
Names: PethiyōnPethionPeṯyōnPéthionPÉṮIŌNPetyonIn hagiography Pethion a patriarch was a man of virtue who formed a favorable relationship with a Muslim governor Halid al Qasri whose mother...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1409
Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
(saint, d. 449)
Names: PethionPÉṮIŌNPeṯyōnPéthionMâr PéthionSt PethionIn hagiography Pethion was a Zoroastrian convert who with his uncle the monk Yazdin preached in the region of the lower Zab His hagiography...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1410
Pethion of
Dasen(saint)
Names: Pethion of
DasenPÉṮIŌN DE DĀSENIn hagiography: Pethion was a monk and a
founder of a convent north of the Greater Zab .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1411
Pharkia(saint)
Names: PharkiaPHARKIAIn hagiography: Pharkia was a scribe
mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1412
Peter of
Alexandria(saint, d. 311)
Names: Peter of
AlexandriaPeterPierre d’AlexandriePIERREIn hagiography: Peter of Alexandria was the seventeenth bishop
of Antioch . He was martyred
under the emperor Maximinus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1413
Peter of
Antioch(saint, d.
)
Names: Peter of
AntiochPIERRE D'ANTIOCHIn hagiography Peter of Antioch was patriarch of Antioch and reinforced the connections of his church with Alexandria He fought against heresies of Damian...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1414
Pinhas — ܦܝܢܚܣ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: PinḥesPinhasPinhas (Phinees)PīnḥesPinhasPINḤAS (PHINÉES)Mar PinhasMar Pinḥas was a martyr from the fourth
century. He was from Qardu, and he was a disciple of Mar Awgin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1415
Plato(saint)
Names: PlatoPLATONIn hagiography Plato or Platon is known through the Acts of Plato which exist in Greek Latin and Armenian He was a bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1416
Polychronus(saint, 297 )
Names: PolychronusPOLYCHRONEIn hagiography: Polychronus was a bishop and
a martyr. He was probably a deported Greek who became bishop
of Babylonia .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1417
Posi —
ܦܘܣܝ
(saint, d. 341)
Names: PōsiPosiPōsīPosiPŌSĪMar Pusai Posi and his daughter Martha were Greeks deported to the Sasanian empire They were martyred at Karka d Ledan Pōsi had been chief...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1418
Protonice(saint, 50 )
Names: ProtonicePROTONICEIn hagiography Protonike was purportedly the wife of the emperor Claudius Her legend was interpolated into The Teaching of Addai She travelled to Jerusalem...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1419
Qardag — ܩܪܕܓ
(saint, d. 359)
Names: QardāghQardagQardāgQardagQARDĀĠMar QardagQardag was a military saint and a martyr He was a convert from a high born Zoroastrian family His cult was localized north of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1420
Qashish of
Hah(saint)
Names: Qashish of
HahQAŠĪŠ DE ḤĀḤIn hagiography Qashish of Ḥaḥ was a monk mentioned in John of Ephesus Lives of the Eastern Saints He went on pilgrimages and helped...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1421
Qawma(saint, 6th/7th cent. )
Names: QawmaQAWMAIn hagiography: Qawma was a monk and
dendrite saint from Beth Garmai .
His body did not decay.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1422
Qayyuma of
Baz(saint, 300-500 )
Names: Qayyuma of
BazQAYYŪMA DE BĀZIn hagiography: Qayyuma of Baz was a monk.
He evangelized the region of
Baz near Hakkari .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1424
Quna(saint, 307 )
Names: QunaQŪNAIn hagiography Quna or Conon or Yona was the bishop of Edessa He set the foundations for the new cathedral of Edessa which was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1426
Rhipsime(saint, 303 )
Names: RhipsimeRHIPSIMÉIn hagiography Diocletian fell in love with a young woman Rhipsime when he saw her picture She lived a convent with 17 others and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1427
Rifqa Rayyis(saint,
- 1944)
Names: Rifqa RayyisRIFQA RAYYISRafkaIn hagiography: Blessed Rifqa Rayyis was a
Maronite nun. She was a blind mystic.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1428
Romanus — ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ
(saint, d. 303)
Names: RōmānōsRomanusRōmānōsRomainROMANOSSt RomanosRōmānōs was a deacon and a martyr from
Caesarea Palestine. He died in the persecution of Diocletian.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1430
Ruben(saint)
Names: RubenRUBENIn hagiography: Ruben was a monk and perhaps
a stylite of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1431
Rubil — ܪܘܒܝܠ
(saint)
Names: RūbēlRubilRubilRūbēlRoubilRUBILRūbēl was an ascetic warrior from Thrace who became a leader of a monastery of 35 monks He lived near Nisibis and his life...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1432
Ruhana the Melodist(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Ruhana the MelodistRUḤĀNAIn hagiography: Ruhana the Melodist was
identified with Cyriacus , disciple
of Euthymia in Palestine .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1433
Sa'ad(saint, 324 )
Names: Sa'adSA'ADIn hagiography: Saʿad (or Saʿdu) was bishop
of Edessa and finished the
cathederal begun by Quna .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1434
Saba Gushnazdad(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Saba GushnazdadSĀBĀ GŪŠNĀZDĀDIn hagiography: Saba Gushnazdad was a monk
from Beth Lashpar . He was a Zoroastrian convert who became a monk
and converted many Kurds.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1435
Saba Pirgushnasp — ܣܒܐ ܦܝܪܓܘܫܢܣܦ
(saint, 363 )
Names: Sābā PirgushnaspSaba PirgushnaspSabaSāḇā PīrgūšnaspSaba PirgouchnaspSĀBĀ PĪRGUŠNASPSābā Pirgushnasp was a child martyr He was the child of the governor of Beth ʿArabaye He was martyred under Shapur II at the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1436
Sabbatius(saint, d. 488)
Names: SabbatiusSABBATIUSIn hagiography: Sabbatius was a solitary
monk who lived near the banks of the Euphrates .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1437
Sabellius — ܣܒܠܝܐ
(saint)
Names: SabelliusSABELLIUSIn hagiography: Sabellius and Shapira were the parents of the
martyr, Talia . They conceived
him when they were at the age of 52 years.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1438
Shabra(saint)
Names: ShabraŠABRAIn hagiography: Shabra was a child saint
commemorated near Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1439
Saints of
the Monastery of Mar Abhai(saint)
Names: Saints of
the Monastery of Mar AbhaiSAINTS DU COUVENT DE MĀR ABḤĀÏIn hagiography: The saints of
the monastery of Mar Abhai were commemorated by Rabban
Saliba.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1441
Saints of
Hrbat Tuta, see John Psaltes (check)(saint)
Names: Saints of
Hrbat Tuta, see John Psaltes (check)SAINTS DE ḤRBAṮ TŪṮAIn hagiography: See John Psaltes.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1442
Shalita(saint, 362 )
Names: ShalitaŠALLĪTAIn hagiography: Shalita was a common name
that means "governor." This may refer to Artemios , the governor
of Egypt under the
emperor Julian .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1443
Samuel of
Qartmin(saint, d. 410)
Names: Samuel of
QartminSamuel de QartaminSAMUEL DE QARTMINIn hagiography Samuel of Qartmin was from Eshtin near Mardin He founded the monastery of Qartmin with the help of an angel who delineated...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1445
Sanatruq(saint, d. 351)
Names: SanatruqSANATRUQIn hagiography: Sanatruq was a frozen martyr
in the time of Julian and a companion of Brihisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1446
Shapira(saint)
Names: ShapiraŠAPĪRAIn hagiography: Shapira was the wife
of Sabellius and the mother
of Talia .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1447
Shapor(saint, d. 351)
Names: ShaporŠAPORIn hagiography: Shapor was a frozen martyr
in the time of Julian and a companion of Brihisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1448
Shapor, bishop of Niqator — ܫܒܘܪ
(saint, 379 )
Names: Shapor, bishop of NiqatorShaborŠāḇōrShahpourŠAPOR, évêque de NiqatorIn hagiography Shapor bishop of Niqator was a bishop of Niqator or Awana who was martyred under Shapor II along with Isaac bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1450
Sarah(saint)
Names: SarahSĀRAHIn hagiography Sarah was the traditional name for a male martyr s sister This pseudonymous usage is derived from Sarah the biblical matriarch and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1451
Sarah(saint)
Names: SarahSĀRAHIn hagiography Zayna a bishop and martyr and his sister Sarah were a brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara Their cult...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1452
Sharbel the Hermit(saint, 1830 - 1938)
Names: Sharbel the HermitŠARBILIn hagiography Sharbil became a monk and hermit of the monasteries of Qozhaza Mayfuq and Kififane He lived as a hermit in ʿAnnanya and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1453
Sharbel — ܫܪܒܝܠ
(saint, d. 104)
Names: SharbēlSharbelSharbilŠarbēlSharbelŠARBILSt SharbilSharbel and his sister Babai were martyrs of Edessa Sharbel had been a pagan priest but he converted to Christianity He was martyred under...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1454
Sasin, bishop of Cyzicus(saint, d. 328)
Names: Sasin, bishop of CyzicusSĀSINIn hagiography Sasin was a bishop and a martyr He was bishop of Cyzicus He was beaten and tortured but then he was freed...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1455
Sabrishoʿ(saint, d. 650, 630 )
Names: SabrishoʿSAWRĪŠŌ'In hagiography Sabrishoʿ was a monk who founded the monastery of the martyrs near Tagrit These monks took refuge in a village during the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1457
Shayna(saint)
Names: ShaynaŠAYANAIn hagiography: Shayna was identified as
" Abramios of Antioch ", a converted Jewish thief from Antioch .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1459
Seleucus — ܣܠܘܩܘܣ
(saint, d. 310)
Names: SeleucusSELEUCUSSēluwqōsSēlawqōsSéleucos
Seleucus , his wife Stratonike , and their
companions were martyrs from Cyziqus on the Sea of Marmara. They were martyred under Maximinus.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1460
Sennen(saint, d. 297)
Names: SennenSENNENIn hagiography ʿAbdon and Sennen were two Persian twins martyred in Rome Their story was contained in the martyrology of Bishop Polychrone a bishop...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1461
Sergius of Huzri(saint)
Names: Sergius of HuzriSERGEIn hagiography: Sergius was a deacon
of Huzri . He may have been a writer.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1462
Sergius of Tella(saint, 550 )
Names: Sergius of TellaSERGEIn hagiography: Sergius of Tella was the successor of Jacob Baradaeus . He accompanied his teacher
to Constantinople where he was
received by the Empress
Theodora .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1463
Sergius of
the Barren Mountain(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Sergius of
the Barren MountainSERGEIn hagiography Sergius of the Barren Mountain Jebel Butman al Jabal al Qāḥil was a monk who founded a monastery known as the Suspended...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1464
Sergius of
Zuqnin(saint)
Names: Sergius of
ZuqninSERGE DE ZUQNĪNIn hagiography: Sergius of Zuqnin, was a
monk at the monastery of Zuqnin and may also be the same Sergius elsewhere identified
as Qenneshrin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1465
Sergius — ܣܪܓܝܣ
(saint, 275-310 )
Names: SargisSergiusSergius and BacchusSargīsSergeSERGE ET BACCHUSSt SergiusSergius was one of the most popular saints of the Orient He was a Roman soldier martyred shortly after his friend Bacchus since he...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1466
Severus the
Wonderworker(saint, d. 641, 595 )
Names: Severus the
WonderworkerSÉVÈRE, ÉVÊQUE DE SAMOSATE ET THAUMATURGEIn hagiography Severus bishop of Samosata and known as a wonder worker was the brother of the Patriarch Athanasius the Camel Driver He accompanied...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1467
Severus of
Kafar Ze(saint, 410 )
Names: Severus of
Kafar ZeSÉVÈRE DE KAFAR ZÉIn hagiography: Severus of Kafar
Ze was the superior of the monastery of Qartmin and was mentioned in the Life of Rabban Samuel of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1468
Severus the
Mathematician(saint, d. 667, 630 )
Names: Severus the
MathematicianSÉVÈRE LE MATHÉMATICIENIn hagiography: Severus the Mathematician
was an astronomer from Nisibis who
became bishop of Qenneshrin in
630.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1469
Silvanus of
Edessa(saint, d. 398, 396 )
Names: Silvanus of
EdessaSILVAIN D'EDESSEIn hagiography: Silvanus of Edessa was the
26th bishop of Edessa .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1470
Simeon of Kfar-ʿAbdin — ܫܡܥܘܢ
(saint)
Names: ShemʿunSimeon of Kfar-ʿAbdinSymeonŠemʾōnSyméon de Kfar-‘AbdinSIMÉONSimeon commemorated on August 12 was from Edessa He was a monk who went to Samosata on the Euphrates He shared his cave with...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1471
Simeon, bishop of Edessa(saint, d. 665)
Names: Simeon, bishop of EdessaSIMÉONIn hagiography: Simeon was a bishop
of Edessa , and was succeeded
by Gabriel, bishop of Edessa .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1472
Simeon — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܙܝ̈ܬܐ
(saint, 655 - 734)
Names: Shemʿun d-ZaytēSimeonŠemʾōn d-ZaytēSyméon des OlivesSIMÉONSimeon was the Bishop of Ḥarran He was also known as Simeon of the Olives He was born in Ṭur ʿAbdin and had been...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1473
Simeon — ܫܡܥܘܢ
(saint, 438 )
Names: SimeonSimeonŠemʿōnSimonSIMÉONIn hagiography Simeon 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/1474
Simeon of Qartmin — ܫܡܥܘܢ
(saint, d. 433, 396 )
Names: ShemʿunSimeon of QartminSymeonŠemʾōnSyméon de QartaminSIMÉONSimeon was known as the second founder of the monastery of Qartmin or Mor Gabriel He was healed at a young age by Samuel...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1475
Simeon of
Dara(saint, 726 )
Names: Simeon of
DaraSIMÉON DE DĀRĀIn hagiography Simeon may have been the bishop of Dara who participated in the synod of Mantzikert that sealed union with the Armenian church...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1476
Simeon of
Papo(saint, 410 )
Names: Simeon of
PapoSIMÉON DE FĀFŌIn hagiography Simeon of Papo of Fafo was a superior of Qartmin mentioned in the Life of Rabban Samuel of Qartmin He opened the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1477
Simeon the
Greek(saint, 410 )
Names: Simeon the
GreekSIMÉON LE GRECIn hagiography: Simeon the Greek was a monk
mentioned in the Life of Rabban Samuel of
Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1478
Simeon of the Sea(saint)
Names: Simeon of the SeaSIMÉON MARITIMEIn hagiography Simeon of the Sea was a monk who performed miracles in the sea He might be the Saint Simeon for whom the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1479
Simeon of
Oigona(saint)
Names: Simeon of
OigonaSIMÉON DE OIGONAIn hagiography: Simeon
of Oigona is an otherwise unattested saint of the fifteenth
century.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1480
Simeon of
Qarqafto(saint, 700-800 )
Names: Simeon of
QarqaftoSIMÉON DE QARQAFTAIn hagiography: Simeon was commemorated as
the builder of the Qarqaphto (The Skull)
Monastery , between Reshʿayna and Magdal in the high Gazira .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1481
Simeon the
Stylite, the younger(saint, 520 - 592)
Names: Simeon the
Stylite, the youngerSIMÉON LE STYLITEIn hagiography Simeon the Stylite the younger was from Antioch the child of John and Martha He showed signs of holiness already as an...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1482
Shirin and her two children(saint, d. 445)
Names: ShirinŠĪRĪNIn hagiography Shirin and her two children were martyrs from Beth Zadoq She was baking bread when she learned of 12000 martyrs under Yazdegerd...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1483
Shirin of Karka d-Beth Slokh(saint, d. 559)
Names: Shirin of Karka d-Beth SlokhŠĪRĪNIn hagiography Shirin was born in Karka d Beth Slokh to a Zoroastrian family but converted to Christianity She faced great hardship from her...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1484
Shlemun the
Mourner(saint, 780 )
Names: Shlemun the
MournerŠLÉMŪNIn hagiography Shlemun the Mourner was bishop of Ḥadita on the Tigris towards the middle of the VIII century He converted Muslims for which...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1485
Shmona — ܫܡܘܢܐ
(saint)
Names: ShmunaShmonaShamonaŠMŌNA
Shmona and Gourya were two martyrs
who were killed in Edessa during
the Diocletian persecution. There was great devotion to these saints in Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1486
Shenoute of Atripe(saint, 466 )
Names: Shenoute of AtripeŠNŪDI D'ATRIPÉIn hagiography Shenoute of Atripe was a miaphysite Egyptian monk and a superior of the White Monastery He enforced a strict interpretation of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1487
The
Sophenian(saint, 500-600 )
Names: The
SophenianLE SOPHÉNIENIn hagiography: Sophenian was from the
region south of Armenia between
the Tigris and the Euphrates . He was a superior of the
monastery of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1488
Sophia — ܣܘܦܝܐ
(saint, 138 )
Names: SopiyaSophiaSophia (Wisdom)SōpyāSophieSOPHIESophie or wisdom with her three daughters Faith Hope and Charity were martyred in Rome under Hadrian Sophie was invoked as a saint to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1489
Stratonike(saint, 350 )
Names: StratonikeSTRATONICEIn hagiography: Stratonike was the sister
of Mar
Awgin and Thecla . She was mentioned in the Hymns on
the Holy Women .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1490
Stratonike — ܐܣܛܪܛܘܢܝܩܝ
(saint, d. 310)
Names: EsṭrāṭuniqiStratonikeʾEsṭrāṭōnīqīStratoniceSTRATONICE Stratonike her husband Seleucus and their companions were martyrs from Cyziqus on the Sea of Marmara Martyred under Maximinus Stratonike was honored in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1491
Suzanna(saint, 388 )
Names: SuzannaSUZANNEIn hagiography Bassus and his twin Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave They...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1492
Tahmazgerd — ܛܗܡܙܓܪܕ
(saint, d. 445)
Names: ṬahmazgerdTahmazgerdTĀHMAZGERDMar TahmazgardṬahmazgerd was an executioner who was converted upon seeing the example of the martyrs of Kirkuk including Shirin and her children He was crucified...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1493
Talia — ܛܠܝܐ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: ṬalyaTalyaTaliaTalyâTALIAMar Talya of Cyrrhus Talia was the child of Sabellius and Shapira who had him at the age of 52 A revelation predicted that Talia at age...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1494
Tarbo — ܬܪܒܘ
(saint, d. 341)
Names: TarbuTarboTarbōTarbo, sa soeur et sa servanteTARBOSt TarboAfter the execution of Simeon Bar Sabbaʿe the wife of Shapur became sick People accused the sister of Simeon Tarbo of witchcraft that caused...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1495
Tataq the servant — ܛܛܩ ܕܘܡܣܛܝܩܐ
(saint, d. 420)
Names: Ṭāṭāq DōmasṭīqaTataq the servantTataqṬāṭāq dōmasṭīqāTataq le domestiqueTĀTĀQMar TataqṬāṭāq Dōmasṭīqa was the chamberlain of
Yazdegerd I. He was from Adiabene . He was decapitated.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1496
Thecla — ܬܩܠܐ
(saint, d. 347)
Names: TeqlāTheclaTheclaTeqlāThècleTHÈCLEThecla or Taqla and her companions,
including Mary, were daughters of the covenant. They were arrested, interrogated, and
martyred.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1497
Theodore(saint)
Names: TheodoreTHÉODORE "SAINT"In hagiography: Mar Theodore is an otherwise
unattested saint mentioned in the Calendar of Qaraqos and by Rabban
Saliba.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1498
Theodore of
Kashkar(saint, 7th cent. )
Names: Theodore of
KashkarTHÉODORE DE KAŠKARIn hagiography Theodore of Kashkar was a monk who founded his own school outside of Kashkar When he was older he retired in solitude...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1499
Theodosius(saint)
Names: TheodosiusTHÉODOSE, ÉVÊQUEIn hagiography: Theodosius was a bishop,
perhaps a monk from Qartmin , who
died in an oven along with those who were martyred with him.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1500
Thomas(saint)
Names: ThomasTHOMASIn hagiography: Thomas was a bishop and
confessor, an otherwise unattested saint mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1501
Thomas, bishop of Harran(saint, 734-738 )
Names: Thomas, bishop of HarranTHOMASIn hagiography: Thomas of Ḥarran was a
bishop of Ḥarran and a disciple
of Simeon of the Olives .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1502
Thomas the Stylite(saint, 600-700 )
Names: Thomas the StyliteTHOMASIn hagiography: Thomas was a stylite saint
of Tella .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1503
Thuthael(saint, d. 104)
Names: ThuthaelTHUTHAËLIn hagiography: Thuthael was a martyr
of Edessa who was commemorated
with Sharbel .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1504
Thuthael(saint, 420 )
Names: ThuthaelTHUTHAËLIn hagiography: Thuthael was a stylite and
disciple of Samuel of
Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1505
Timothy, bishop of Edessa(saint, 754-761 )
Names: Timothy, bishop of EdessaTIMOTHÉEIn hagiography: Timothy was the bishop
of Edessa . He participated in a
synod in Mabbug that
elected the deacon George .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1506
Timothy II
of Alexandria(saint, 457-477 )
Names: Timothy II
of AlexandriaTIMOTHÉE II D'ALEXANDRIEIn hagiography Timothy of Alexandria also known as Aelurus or the Cat was the miaphysite patriarch of Alexandria He was exiled in 460 but...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1507
Warda — ܘܪܕܐ
(saint, d. 343)
Names: WardēWardaWardaWardēWardaWARDAThe priest Daniel and his sister Wardē from Raziq
(near Tehran ) were arrested
two years after Miles ; they were
dismembered.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1508
Yareth — ܝܪܬ
(saint)
Names: IrethYarethYaretYāreṯYarethYĀRETMar Yareth of AlexandriaYareth was a monk who was trained in the monastery of Pachomius and then later joined the monks of the circle of Mar Awgin...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1509
Jonah(saint, 637 )
Names: JonahRABBAN YAWNĀNIn hagiography: Rabban Jonah (Yawnan) was a
famous monk of the monastery of Bar
Ṭura .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1510
Jonah of
Anbar(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Jonah of
AnbarJonah of
AnbarYawnan the
ForeignerJonas d’AnbarYAWNĀN L'ETRANGERIn hagiography Jonah of Anbar Yawnān Nūkhriṭā the Foreigner was born Yuwanis in a noble family of the lineage of Constantine the Great He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1511
Jonah — ܝܘܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YawnānJonahJonah (Rabban), disciple of Jean of HelephtaYawnan (Jonah) and BrihisoYawnānJonasJonas (Rabban), disciple de Jean de HelephtaYAWNĀN (JONAS) ET BRĪHĪŠŌMar YonanYawnan and Brihiso were two priests from Beth Asa Yawnan and his brother went to prison during a persecution to encourage future martyrs Later...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1513
Jonah of
Hah(saint)
Names: Jonah of
HahJonas, évêque de Ḥaḥ, martyr à ApaméeIn hagiography: Jonah of Ḥaḥ was a bishop
of Ḥaḥ , martyred at Apamea . He is mentioned in the calendar of Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1514
Yazdanduht of Arbela(saint, 345 )
Names: Yazdanduht of ArbelaYAZDANDUHTIn hagiography Yazdanduht was a holy woman of Arbela who in 345 in the royal cities took care of and buried 120 martyrs of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1515
Yazdapnah, bishop of Kashkar(saint, 646-659 )
Names: Yazdapnah, bishop of KashkarYAZDAPNAHIn hagiography: Yazdapnah was the bishop
of Kashkar . He was a
contemporary of the Patriarch Mar Emmeh (646-49) and Rabban Theodore .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1516
Yazdapnah — ܝܙܝܕܦܢܗ
(saint, 542 )
Names: YazidpanāhYazdapnahYazdapnah and AwidaYazīdpanāhYazidpanahYAZDAPNAH ET 'AWIDAMar YazdpanehYazdapnah was a magian from a village near Karka de Ledan in Beth Huzaye Huzistan He stayed five years in prison before the martyrdom...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1518
Yazdbozid — ܝܙܝܕܒܘܙܝܕ
(saint, 553 )
Names: YazīdbōzīdYazdbozidYazdbozid (Theodotus)YazīdbōzīdYazdbozidYAZDBOZID (THÉODOTE)Mar YazbozidYazdbozidSt YazdbozidYazdbozid or Theodute was a Zoroastrian Convert He was brought to Christianity by the martyrdom of Gregory Pīrānguŝnasp He was martyred in 553 under...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1519
Yazdin — ܝܙܕܝܢ
(saint, 5th century )
Names: YazdinYazdinYAZDĪNYazdīnYazdīnIn hagiography Yazdin was an anchorite from the fifth century He converted to Christianity along with his brother Dadisho Dadisho s son Pethion became...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1520
Yozadaq(saint, 7th cent. )
Names: YozadaqYozadaqYOZADĀQIn hagiography Yozadaq was a monk and a disciple of Rabban Bar ʿIdta and a companion of Rabban Hormizd on Mount Resa He built...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1522
Zakka(saint, 300-400 )
Names: ZakkaZAKKAIn hagiography Zakka was probably a disciple of Mar Mattai and thus he was connected with the saints of Mosul Before becoming the successor...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1523
Zeʿora — ܙܥܘܪܐ
(saint, 527 )
Names: ZʿōrāZeʿoraZa'uraZʾōrāZe‘oraZA'ŪRAZaʿūra was an anchorite whose life was memorialized by John of Ephesus He was a stylite saint who famously replaced his teacher another stylite...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1524
Zayʿa — ܙܝܥܐ
(saint, 350-450 )
Names: ZayʿaZayʿaZay'aZayʾāZaï‘aZAY'ASt ZayaZayʿa was one of the most popular saints in the Chaldean and Assyrian villages He was a Palestinian and was a missionary to northern...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1525
Zayna(saint)
Names: ZaynaZAYNAIn hagiography Zayna a bishop and martyr and his sister Sarah were a brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara Their cult...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1526
Theodosius II — ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ
(saint)
Names: Theodosius IITheodosius IIṮēʾōdōsīyōsThéodose IITheodosius II Theodosius II is an emperor of the Roman Empire commemorated in Cyril of Alexandria and Theodosius II text a work surviving in at...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1529
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
ʿAziza — ܥܙܝܙܐ
(saint)
Names: ʿAzizāʿAzizaʾAzīzā‘AzizaMar AzzizaAziza was a monk from Egypt the son of pagan parents who became a Christian He is counted among the disciples of Awgin He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1531
Anonymi 1532 — Monks of Nitria(saint)
Names: The Nitrian MonksMonks of NitriaDayrāyē d-ḇa-NṭīrāMoines de NitrieAnonymi 1532
Anonymi 1532 are saints
commemorated in Monks of Nitria (text)
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1532
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 — 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 the Solitary(saint)
Names: Aaron the SolitaryAaron the SolitaryAaron le solitaireURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1535
Abi — ܐܒܝ
(saint)
Names: AbaiAbiʾAbbīAbbi
Abi features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1536
ʿAbdishoʿ — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishōʿʿAbdishoʿʿAḇdīšōʿAbdichoAbdisho‘ was martyred with Berikhisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1538
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
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
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 — 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
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 of Harran — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham of ḤarranʾAḇrāhāmAbraham de ḤarranAbraham of Harran
Abraham of Harran of Ḥarran .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1549
Abraham of Nisibis — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(saint)
Names: Abrāhām da-NṣibinAbraham of NisibisʾAḇrāhām da-NṣīḇīnAbraham de NisibeAbraham of Nisibis
Abraham of Nisibis is
commemorated in Abraham of Nisibis
(text)
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1550
Abraham of Adiabene — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham of AdiabeneʾAḇrāhāmAbraham I d’Adiabène
Abraham of Adiabene was an early bishop
of Adiabene who was originally
from Herdā .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1551
Abraham II of Adiabene — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint, 346 )
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham II of AdiabeneʾAḇrāhāmAbraham II d’Adiabène
Abraham II of Adiabene II was a bishop
of Adiabene
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1552
Abraham the Egyptian — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham the EgyptianʾAḇrāhāmAbraham l’Égyptien Abraham the Egyptian is a monk from Egypt who came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of the Paradise of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1553
Abraham the Priest — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham the PriestʾAḇrāhāmAbraham le Prêtre
Abraham the Priest features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1554
Abraham the Recluse — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܚܒܝܫܐ
(saint)
Names: Abrāhām ḤbishāAbraham the RecluseʾAḇrāhām ḥḇīšāAbraham le Reclus
Abraham the Recluse is a saint
who features in John of Ephesus' Lives
of the Eastern Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1555
Acacius — ܐܩܩܝܣ
(saint, 313 )
Names: AqaqisAcaciusʾĀqāqīsAcace
Acacius was a martyr during the reign of Maximinus II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1556
Acacius of Aleppo — ܐܩܩ
(saint, d. 432)
Names: AqaqAcacius of AleppoʾAqaqAcace d’AlepAqaq
Acacius of Aleppo was a bishop of Aleppo veneratd by Balai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1557