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Zakka(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 300-400 ) Names: ZakkaZAKKAIn hagiography Zakka was probably a disciple of Mar Mattai and thus he was connected with the saints of Mosul Before becoming the successor...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1523
Zeʿora — ܙܥܘܪܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 527 ) Names: ZʿōrāZeʿoraZa'uraZʾōrāZe‘oraZA'ŪRAZaʿūra was an anchorite whose life was memorialized by John of Ephesus He was a stylite saint who famously replaced his teacher another stylite...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1524
Zayʿa — ܙܝܥܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 350-450 ) Names: ZayʿaZayʿaZay'aZayʾāZaï‘aZAY'ASt ZayaZayʿa was one of the most popular saints in the Chaldean and Assyrian villages He was a Palestinian and was a missionary to northern...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1525
Zayna(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ZaynaZAYNAIn hagiography Zayna a bishop and martyr and his sister Sarah were a brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara Their cult...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1526
Zwanarse(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ZwanarseZWANARSÉURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1527
Cyriacus(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: CyriacusCyriaqueURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1528
Theodosius II — ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Theodosius IITheodosius IIṮēʾōdōsīyōsThéodose IITheodosius II Theodosius II is an emperor of the Roman Empire commemorated in Cyril of Alexandria and Theodosius II text a work surviving in at...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1529
ʿAbdalʿaleq — ܥܒܕܐܠܥܠܩ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʿAbdālʿaleqʿAbdalʿaleqʾAḇdālʾaleq‘Abd al-‘Aleq ʿAbdalʿaleq was a deacon and martyr who was stoned to death.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1530
ʿAziza — ܥܙܝܙܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʿAzizāʿAzizaʾAzīzā‘AzizaMar AzzizaAziza was a monk from Egypt the son of pagan parents who became a Christian He is counted among the disciples of Awgin He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1531
Anonymi 1532 — Monks of Nitria(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: The Nitrian MonksMonks of NitriaDayrāyē d-ḇa-NṭīrāMoines de NitrieAnonymi 1532 Anonymi 1532 are saints commemorated in Monks of Nitria (text) URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1532
Aaron — ܐܗܪܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AhrūnAaronʾAhrōnAaron Aaron is a presbyter from Armenia who is commemorated in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1533
Aaron — ܐܗܪܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AhrūnAaronʾAhrōnAaron Aaron was the brother of Moses and Miriam, and he is commemorated as the founder of the Israelite priesthood.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1534
Aaron the Solitary(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Aaron the SolitaryAaron the SolitaryAaron le solitaireURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1535
Abi — ܐܒܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AbaiAbiʾAbbīAbbi Abi features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1536
Abdat al-Ahad(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Abdat al-AhadAbdat al-AhadURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1537
ʿAbdishoʿ — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʿAbdishōʿʿAbdishoʿʿAḇdīšōʿAbdichoAbdisho‘ was martyred with Berikhisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1538
ʿAbdishoʿ of Dasen — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܣܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʿAbdishōʿ DasnāyāʿAbdishoʿ of DasenʿAḇdīšōʿ DasnāyāAbdisho‘ de Dasen ʿAbdishoʿ of Dasen was a monk from Dasen who trained in the monastery of Beth Sayare . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1539
Abel — ܗܒܝܠ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: HabelAbelHāḇēlAbel Abel is a biblical figure commemorated in Cain and Abel text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1540
Abel of Adiabene — ܗܒܝܠ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: HabelAbel of AdiabeneHābēlAbel d’Adiabène Abel of Adiabene is commemorated in Abel of Adiabene text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Westdeutsche Bibliothek Or...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1541
ʾAbn — ܐܒܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʾAbnAbnʾAbnAbn Abn is an ascetic who came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1543
Aboursam — ܐܒܘܪܣܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 341, 341 ) Names: AbursāmAboursamʾĀbūrsāmAboursamIn hagiography Miles was a Bishop of Susa He was born near Tehran and converted from Zoroastrianism He went on a long pilgrimage and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1544
ʿAboushta of Adiabene — ܥܒܘܫܛܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ʾAbūshṭāʿAboushta of AdiabeneʾAbūšṭāAboushtâ d’Adiabène ʿAbousha of Adiabene was a spiritual father originally from a village in the mountains called Tallpnā URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1545
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham Abraham is commemorated in Abraham and Maron (text) in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1546
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham Abraham is commemorated in Abraham Cyriacus Barhadbeshabba and Sergius text in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus from John...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1547