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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
Babai of Nisibis — ܒܒܝ ܒܪ ܢܨ̈ܝܒܢܝܐ
(saintauthor, 6th/7th cent. )
Names: Babai of NisibisBabayBabai of NisibisBâbayBabaï de NisibeBabaj Bar Nesibnaje""Monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/360
Babai the Great — ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ
(saintauthor, ca. 551 - 628)
Names: Babai the GreatBabai the GreatBabaïMar BabaïBabai archimandrite du mont
Izla
Babai the GreatBabaj MagnusBabaï le Grand""Theologian and monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/359
Baboi — ܒܒܘܝ
(saint, d. 0484)
Names: BabōyBāḇōyBabowaïBaboi
Baboi was Patriarch of the Church of the East during the Reign of the Sasanian shah Peroz.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1621
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
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
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
Barbara — ܒܪܒܪܐ
(saint, d. 311)
Names: BarbārāBarbaraBarbārāBarbaraBarbara was the beautiful daughter of the pagan Dioscorus He locked his daughter up in a tower She converted to Christianity and her father...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1624
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 — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ
(saint)
Names: BarḥaḏbshabāBarhadbshabbaḆarḥaḏbšabāBarhadbeshabba
Barhadbeshabba is commemorated in
Abraham, Cyriacus, Barhadbeshabba and Sergius
in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1625
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
Barlaha — ܒܪܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: BarlahaMar BarlāhāMar BarlahaMar BarlahaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/2240
Barlaha — ܒܪܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: BarlāhāBarlahaBarlāhāBarlaha
Barlaha is a child martyr from among the martyrs of Palestine. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1626
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 — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
(saintauthor, d.
)
Names: BarsaumaBarṣawmoBarṣoumBarsaumaBarṣawmāBarsauma the SyrianBarsawmāBarsauma le SyrienBARṢAUMA""Monk and abbot. Barṣawmo was a supporter of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/370
Barsauma — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
(saint)
Names: BarṣawmāBarsaumaBarṣawmāBarsauma
Barsauma is commemorated in
Barsauma (text) , a work surviving in
at least 2 manuscripts including ms London, British Library, Add. 14592,
f. 72v-73 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1627
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
Baruch — ܒܪܘܟ
(saint)
Names: BarōkhBaruchBarōḵBaruch (Apocalypse de)
Baruch is a biblical prophet and contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah . He was commemorated as a saint in several Christian traditions.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1628
Basil — ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
(saint)
Names: BāsīlīyōsBasilBāsīlīyōsBasile Basil is commemorated in Ignatius Patriarch and Basil Maphrian text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek syr...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1629
Basil of
Caesarea — ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ
(saintauthor, ca. 330 - 379)
Names: Basil of CaesareaBasile le GrandBāsīlīyōsBasil of
CaesareaBāsīlīsBāsīlīyōsBasileBasileiosBasileios""Bp. of and Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/376
Bassius — ܒܣܝܢܐ
(saint)
Names: BasyanāBassiusBasyanāBassien Bassius is commemorated in Bassianus Romanus and Simeon text a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1630
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
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(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
Benjamin — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ
(saint, d. 422)
Names: BenyamēnBenjaminBenyāmēnBenjaminBENJAMINBenyamēn was a deacon and martyr under
Vahram V.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1172
Benjamin of Beth Nuhadra — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ
(saint)
Names: BenyāmēnBenjamin of Beth NuhadraBenyāmēnBenjamin du Beth-Nouhadra Benjamin of Beth Nuhadra is as saint originally from teh region of Beth Nuhadra commemorated in Benjamin of Beth Noudra text a work...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1633
Benjamin, son of Jacob — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ
(saint)
Names: BenyamīnBenjamin, son of JacobBenyamīnBenjamin Benjamin son of Jacob is the biblical patriarch from the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible The favored youngest son of Jacob...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1632
Bessarion — ܒܝܣܝܪܝܘܢ
(saint)
Names: BīsīrīyōnBessarionBīsīrīyōnBessarion
Bessarion is commemorated in
Bessarion (text) , a work surviving in
at least 3 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1634
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
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
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
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