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Elijah(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: EsṭepanōsStephenStevenʾEsṭapānōsÉtienneÉTIENNEIn hagiography: Stephen was a martyr who was commemorated with Bassus , Suzanna , and Longinus . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1229
Steven(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: StevenÉTIENNEIn hagiography: Stephen was a superior of a covenant. He was commemorated by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1230
Eugenius(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: EugeniusEUGÈNEIn hagiography: Eugenius and Macarius were priests and martyrs who were decapitated.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1231
Eulogius and the leper — ܐܘܠܘܓ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: EwpraksiyāEupraxiusEupraxia with OlympiasʾEwpraḵsīyāEupraxieEUPRAXIA WITH OLYMPIASEupraxia (Ewpraksiyā) and Olympias were martyrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1233
Eusebona(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: EusebonaEUSEBONAIn hagiography: Eusebonia was a martyr with Apollonius mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1235
Eutal(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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