Ganni of Hirta
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Ganni of Hirta; GANNI DE ḤĪRA
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1246
identifier: 167
sex: male
floruit: 550
In hagiography: Ganni of Ḥirta or Rabban Haya was a monk from Beth Aramaye. He sold everything he had and gave his possessions to the poor. He became a disciple of Mar Abraham on Mount Izla. Simeon of Taybutha praised his virtues, and this may have inspired the composition of the Liber Castitatis.
Saints Syriaques GANNI DE ḤĪRA 167
Liber castitatis n° 10 et 28
Chronique de Seert II, 133
Fiey Assyrie chrétienne III, 157, 161, 165
J.M. Fiey BSO I, 971