Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "John the Nazarite — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1320 ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ Yuḥanān Nzirā John the Nazarite John the Solitaire Yōḥanān nzīrā Jean le Naziréen JEAN LE SOLITAIRE http://syriaca.org/person/1320 254 male 500-600 John the solitary was a monk of Ṭur ʿAbdin. He might be John, the perfect Nazarite, whom John of Ephesus mentions. He was a monk from Zuqnin near Amida. He was forced to leave his cave on account of Chalcedonian aggression. John the Nazarite is commemorated in John the Nazarite (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 585 Saints Syriaques JEAN LE SOLITAIRE 254 J .M. Fiey BSO I, 1183-84