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Mary — ܡܐܪܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MarīyāMaryMārīyāMarie In hagiography Mary was commemorated with her Xenophon who was a noble husband and father living in Constantinople This Byzantine Greek tradition was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1878
Mary — ܡܐܪܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MārīyāMaryMārīyāMarie Mary is commemorated in Theophilus and Mary text a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add 7190...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3021
Mary — ܡܪܝܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MaryamMaryMaryamMarie Mary is commemorated in Mary and Euphemia text a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add 14647...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1880
Mary Magdalene — ܡܪܝܡ ܡܓܕܠܝܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Maryam MaghdlāythāMary MagdaleneMaryam MagdʿlāyṯāMarie MadeleineMary Magdalene Mary Magdalene , disciple of Jesus and first witness to his resurrection. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1884
Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Māriyā EghīfṭāythāMary of EgyptMāryā ʾAgīfṭāyṯāMarie l’Égyptienne Mary of Egypt was a prostitute in Alexandria who converted to Christianity and lived as an ascetic in the desert She is a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1882
Mary of Scetis(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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
Mary of Tell Salila(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 the Mourner — ܡܪܝܡ ܐܒܝܠܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Maryam AbīlthāMary the MournerMaryam ʾaḇīlṯāMarie l’Anachorète Mary the Mourner is commemorated in Mary the Mourner text a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London British Library...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1881
Mary the Sinful Woman — ܡܪܝܡ ܚܛܝܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Maryam ḥaṭāyṯāMary the Sinful WomanMaryam ḥaṭāyṯāMarie la pécheresse Mary the Sinful Woman is commemorated in Mary the Sinful Woman text a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ms Vatican...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1883
Mary, Mother of God — ܡܪܝܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: MaryMary VirginMaryam yāldath AlāhāMary, Mother of GodMaryam yāldaṯ AlāhāMarieMarie Mère de Dieu""Mary, mother of Jesus, features prominently in all the Syriac liturgical and literary traditions.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/624
Mattai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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
Matthew the Mountaineer(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Matthew the MountaineerMattaï le montagnardURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1908
Matthias — ܡܬܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MatayMatthiasMatayMatthiasIn hagiography: Matthias is the biblical apostle selected in the Book of Acts to fill the empty place among the 12 left by Judas .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1909
Maura(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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
Maurice the Martyr(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Maurice the MartyrMaurice, martyrURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1911
Maurice, Roman emperor — ܡܘܪܝܩܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MawrīqēMaurice, Roman emperorMawrīqēMaurice l’empereurMaurice the EmperorThe Emperor Maurice was Byzantine emperor at the end of the sixth century and beginning of the seventh century. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1910
Maximus — ܡܟܣܝܡܐܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MakhsīmāʾōsMaximusMaḵsīmāʾōsMaxime Maximus is commemorated in Macarius John Bishoi Maximus and Dometius Fathers of Egypt text a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1912
Maximus — ܡܟܣܝܡܐܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MakhsīmāʾōsMaximusMaḵsīmāʾōsMaximeIn 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/1913
Maximus — ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MaksīmōsMaximusMaḵsīmōsMaxime Maximus is commemorated in Juventus Longinus and Maximus text a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including mss London British Library Add...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3013
Maximus the Confessor — ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 662) Names: Maximus the ConfessorMaximusMaximus monkMaximus the ConfessorMakhsīmōsMaḵsīmōsMaxime le Confesseur""Notable Greek theologian and author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/628
Maʿin — ܡܥܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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
Maʿna — ܡܥܢܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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
Meharnarsa — ܡܗܪܢܪܣܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MēharnarsāMeharnarsaMēharnarsāMéharnarsa Meharnarsa is commemorated in Soultan Mahdok Adorparwa and Meharnarsa text a work surviving in at least 8 manuscripts including ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1914
Melania — ܡܠܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: MēlānīyāMelaniaMēlānīyāMélanie Melania is commemorated in Melania (text) , a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript: ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, syr. 59 (orient. quart. 802), f. 68 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1915
Melania the Elder — ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Mēlānīyā rabthāMelania the ElderMēlānīyā rabṯāMélanie l’Ancienne Melania the Elder is commemorated in Melania the Elder (text) , a work surviving in at least 4 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1916