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In hagiography: Zayna, a bishop and martyr,
and his sister Sarah, were a
brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara.
Their cult in Tagrit was a rival
to that of Behnam and Sara at Mar Mattai. Zayna was the son
of Ator, a king. He became a monk and bishop. Their story was
elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings, profitable caravans, and supernatural
senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah was very popular in Qaraqosh.
Names
- Sarah
- SĀRAH1
Sex
female1
Notes
In hagiography: Zayna, a bishop and martyr,
and his sister Sarah, were a
brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara.
Their cult in Tagrit was a rival
to that of Behnam and Sara at Mar Mattai. Zayna was the son
of Ator, a king. He became a monk and bishop. Their story was
elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings, profitable caravans, and supernatural
senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah was very popular in Qaraqosh.
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 388.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Sarah.”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1452.About this Entry
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