Index of Persons
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Gayana(saint, 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
George of
the Greeks(saint)
Names: George of
the GreeksGEORGES DES GRECSIn hagiography: George of
the Greeks is a saint mentioned in the calendar of Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1248
George of
Harran(saint, 816-850 )
Names: George of
HarranGEORGES DE ḤARRĀNIn hagiography George of Ḥarran was a bishop who came from the monastery of Qartmin According to his life during this time there was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1249
George the Priest — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
(saint, d. 615)
Names: GewargīsGeorge the PriestGeorge of IzlaGīwargīsGeorges le prêtreGEORGES D'IZLASt George MihrangushnaspGeorge of Izla was a monk and a convert from Zoroastrianism His name was Mihrangusnap He was noted for his conversations with the Monophysites...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1250
Golinduch(saint, d. 591)
Names: GolinduchGolinduchGOLINDOUCHIn hagiography Golinduch the living martyr was a Persian princess who became a Christian through the influence of Greek prisoners of war She was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1251
Gregory or
George, Zwanarse and Yazdapnah(saint)
Names: Gregory or
George, Zwanarse and YazdapnahGRÉGOIRE ou GEORGES, ZWANARSÉ et YAZDAPNAHIn hagiography: Gregory or George, Zwanarse,
and Yazdapanah were recent East Syriac martyrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1252
Gregory Pirangoushnasp — ܓܪܝܓܘܪ
(saint, d. 542)
Names: GrigōrGregory PirangoushnaspGregory PirangushnaspGrīgōrGrégoire PîrângoushnaspGRÉGOIRE PĪRĀNGUŜNASPGregory Pīrānguŝnasp was a Zoroastrian Convert from the family of Mihran He was imprisoned by the Byzantines and treated well by Justin I He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1253
Gourbarlaha — ܓܘܒܪܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: GūbralahaGourbarlahaGubralahaGūbarlāhāGoubarlahaGUBARLĀHĀGourbarlaha and his sister Qazo were twins of Shapur II who were converted to Christianity through Dadu a military officer from Medes They were...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1254
Guhishtazad(saint)
Names: GuhishtazadGUHIŠTĀZĀDIn hagiography Guhishtazad was a eunuch martyr at Karka d Ledan He was an old man who worked under Shapur II He was head...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1255
Guhishtazad(saint, d. 341)
Names: GuhishtazadGUHIŠTĀZĀDIn hagiography: Guhishtazad was a eunuch
martyr from Karka d-Beth
Slokh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1256
Gourya — ܓܘܪܝܐ
(saint)
Names: GuryoGouryaGuriaGūryāGūryāGouriaGouriaGŪRĪA
Shmona and Gourya were two martyrs
who were killed in Edessa during
the Diocletian persecution. There was great devotion to these saints in Edessa.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1257
Habib — ܚܒܝܒ
(saint, d. 322)
Names: ḤabībHabibḤabībHabibḤABĪBHabib was a deacon of the village of Telshaha near Edessa He continued despite the persecution that caused the death of Shmona and Guria...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1258
Habib(saint, 521 )
Names: HabibḤABĪBIn hagiography: Habib was a disciple
of Jacob of Serugh .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1259
Habib — ܚܒܝܒ
(saint, 400 )
Names: ḤabībHabibḤabībHabibḤABĪBThis Habib, a son of Gamaliel, could be
identified with John of Gamaliel, who was mentioned in the life of Samuel of
Qartmin.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1260
Habib of
Scetis(saint)
Names: Habib of
ScetisḤABĪB DE SQÉTÉIn hagiography Habib of Scetis was a monk who appears among a group of disciples of Mar Awgin He may have become bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1261
Ananias of Arbela — ܚܢܢܝܐ
(saint, d. 345)
Names: ḤananyāAnanias of ArbelaHananyaḤananyāAnanie d’ArbèlesḤANĀNYAḤananyā was a layman arrested in year six of the persecution of Shapur by order of the mobed Ardishag He was martyred three times...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1262
Hananya of Dayr
al-Zaʿfaran(saint, d. 826)
Names: Hananya of Dayr
al-ZaʿfaranḤANĀNYA DE DAYR AL-ZA'FARĀNIn hagiography Ḥananya of Dayr al Zaʿfaran was a Syrian Orthodox bishop of Mardin and Kfartuto He built a monastery that was named after...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1264
Helen(saint, 250 - 330)
Names: HelenHÉLÈNEIn hagiography Helen the mother of Constantine the Great is honored in the Syriac church in the hymn to the holy women Her role...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1265
Heliodorus(saint, d. 362)
Names: HeliodorusHÉLIODOREIn hagiography Heliodorus was a bishop of Beth Zabdai 9000 inhabitants of his city were deported to Persia Many of his community were later...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1266
Heraclas of
Kafar Sama(saint)
Names: Heraclas of
Kafar SamaHÉRACLAS DE KAFAR ŠAMAIn hagiography: Heraclas of Kafar Sama was a
recluse from the village of Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1267
Hilaria — ܐܠܐܪܝܐ
(saint)
Names: IlarīyāHilariaHilaria, daughter of ZenoʾIlārīyāHilariaHILARIASt HilariaIlarīyā Hilaria was the daughter of Zeno who fled to the desert to become a monk She was known as John the Eunuch and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1268
Hormizd(saint)
Names: HormizdHORMIZDIn hagiography Hormizd was a martyr of Beth Garmai under Yazdegerd He had nine friends and all were converts from Zoroastrianism or had Zoroastrian...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1270
Hormizd — ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ
(saint, 628-641 )
Names: HormīzdHormizdHormizdHōrmīzdHormizdRABBAN HORMIZDHormizdRabban Hormizd was a monastic founder of the Church of the East who lived under the Patriarch Isho yaw II He spent 32 years...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1271
Hudahwi(saint, 647-650 )
Names: HudahwiHŪDAHWĪIn hagiography: Hudahwi lived at the time of
the Caliph Muʿawiya. Shortly after the Muslim conquest, Hudahwi built the monastery of Beth Hale .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1272
Hwara, son
of Theodore(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Hwara, son
of TheodoreḤWĀRAIn hagiography Hwara son of Theodore lived in the fourth century He met a monk Mar Aḥa who had been taken captive by a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1273
Hwarta(saint, 379 )
Names: HwartaḤWĀRTAIn hagiography: Hwartha or Astina was a
Persian martyr along with her son Abai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1274
Ia(saint, d. 362)
Names: IaIAIn hagiography Ia was a woman among the martyrs of Beth Zabdai who converted the wives of some of the Zoroastrians and were tortured...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1275
Ignatius(saint, 969 )
Names: IgnatiusIGNACEIn hagiography Ignatius was the bishop of Melitene at the end of the tenth century He built the convent of the Mother of God...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1276
Isaac(saint)
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography: Isaac was the bishop
of Karka .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1277
Isaac(saint, 753-756 )
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography The patriarch Isaac became bishop of Ḥarran by the protection of the governor of the al Jazira ʿ Abd Allāh Issac became...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1278
Isaiah(saint, 625 )
Names: IsaiahISAÏEIn hagiography Isaiah was a bishop of Edessa He was named with the approval of the Persians who occupied the city He refused to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1279
Isaiah of Aleppo — ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܠܒܝܐ
(saint, 350 )
Names: Eshaʿyā ḤālābāyāIsaiah of AleppoʾĪšaʾyā ḤālābāyāIsaïe d’AlepISAÏE D'ALEPShaʿyaŠA'YAIsaiah of Aleppo was a saint said to be the last survivor of the disciples of Mar Awgin and some traditions attribute the composition...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1280
Isaiah the
Egyptian(saint, d. 488)
Names: Isaiah the
EgyptianISAÏE L'ÉGYPTIENIn hagiography Isaiah was an ascetic from Scetis who founded a monastery in Gaza His life was written by Zachariah the Rhetor He was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1281
Isidore(saint)
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isodore was an abbot and the
teacher of Moses the
Black .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1282
Isidore(saint, 650 )
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isidore was the bishop
of Ḥarran .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1283
Ishoʿsabran — ܝܫܘܥܣܒܪܢ
(saint, d. 621)
Names: IshōʾsabranIshoʿsabranIsho'sawranĪšōʾsabranIsho‘sabranĪŠŌ'SAWRĀNĪšōʿsawrān was a Zoroastrian Convert and later martyr from Erbil whose life was written by Īšōʿyaw III of Adiabene His life speaks a great...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1284
Ishoʿyahb(saint, d. 685)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb became a monk of Mount Izla According to legend he founded a convent in a place where Kurds were supposed to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1285
Ishoʿyahb(saint)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb was a
Catholicos.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1286
Ishoʿyahb of
Arzun(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
ArzunĪŠŌ'YAW D'ARZUNIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Arzun was a
Patriarch of the Church of the East.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1287
Ishoʿyahb of
Gdala(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
GdalaĪŠŌ'YAW D'GDĀLAIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala was an
East Syriac patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1288
Ishoʿyahb bar
Qusre(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Ishoʿyahb bar
QusreĪŠŌ'YAW BAR QUSRÉIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb bar Qusre was a monk from a monastery in the region of Adiabene He founded a church which became the church...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1289
Israel of
Kashkar(saint, d. 872)
Names: Israel of
KashkarISRAËLIn hagiography Israel of Kashkar was the bishop of Kashkar and was later elected patriarch but he was assassinated during the performance of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1290
Aitalaha,
the deacon — ܐܝܬܐܠܗܐ
(saint)
Names: Aitalaha,
the deaconIṮĀLĀHĀIthalāhāIthallahaʾĪṯalāhāIthallahaIn hagiography: Ithalaha was a deacon who
was martyred with the Bishop
ʿAqewshma during the persecution of Shapur.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1291
Aitalaha(saint, 324 )
Names: AitalahaIṮĀLĀHĀIn hagiography Ithalaha was the bishop from Edessa who attended the Council of Nicaea There are literary fragments attributed to him that survive in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1292
Aitalaha(saint, d. 355)
Names: AitalahaIṮĀLĀHĀIn hagiography Ithalaha was a pagan priest from Arbela who became a Christian He was imprisoned with other Persian martyrs and his ear was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1293
Jacob(saint, 627 - 717)
Names: JacobJACQUES (YA'QŪB)In hagiography Jacob was a monk visionary and chanter from Beth Garmai He took over the leadership of a monastery founded by Ishoʿyahb which...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1294
Jacob,
bishop of Phesilta(saint, 500-599 )
Names: Jacob,
bishop of PhesiltaJACQUESIn hagiography: Jacob was a disciple
of Jacob Baradaeus who became bishop
of the monastery of Phesilta .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1295
Jacob the Cut-Up — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ
(saint, 399-421 )
Names: Yaʿqōb MpasqāJacob the Cut-UpYaʾqōḇ MpasqāJacques l’IntercisJACQUES L'INTERCISSt Jacob the Cut-UpJacob the cut up was a noble Persian from the Royal City of Beth Lapaṭ He became a Christian but he later abjured his...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1296
Jacob the Notary — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܛܪܐ
(saint, d. 422)
Names: Yaʿqōb NoṭaroJacob the NotaryYaʾqōḇ nōṭārāJacques le notaireJACQUES LE NOTAIREJacob the notary was of Greek origin but he became the secretary for the Persian shah He was forced into hard labor for refusing...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1297
Jacob the
Reclus(saint)
Names: Jacob the
ReclusJACQUES LE RECLUSIn hagiography: This Jacob the Recluse is
mentioned as the founder of a monastery in Siirt together with Mar Hwisa at an unknown date.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1298
Jacob the Recluse — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: YaʿqōbJacob the RecluseJacob the ReclusYaʾqōḇJacques le ReclusJacques le Reclus (de Salah)JACQUES LE RECLUSSt Jacob the RecluseJacob the Recluse fled for the desert of Egypt during the persecution of the emperor Julian He then headed to East to Mesopotamia with...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1299
Jacob — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 371)
Names: YaʿqōbJacobJacob and AzadYaʿqōbJacquesJACQUES ET ĀZĀDJacob was a Priest of Beth Naggare near Adiabene who was martyred with the deacon Azad during the persecution of Shapur II The executioner...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1301
Jacob the Priest — ܝܥܩܘܒ
(saint, d. 347)
Names: YaʿqōbJacob the PriestYaʾqōḇJacquesJACQUES Jacob the priest and his sister Mary were martyrs from the village of Tell Salila during the reign of Shapur Mary was martyred at...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1302
John the
Doctor(saint)
Names: John the
DoctorJEANIn hagiography: John was a Syriac
doctor.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1303
John the Son
of the Carpenters(saint)
Names: John the Son
of the CarpentersJEAN, FILS DES MENUISIERSIn hagiography John the son of a joiner was a Persian Martyr who was killed by his own father John was tortured with various...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1304
John III the
Philosopher(saint, 718-729 )
Names: John III the
PhilosopherJEANIn hagiography: John III (Hovhannes)
of Odzoun was commemorated as a philosopher and Armenian
catholicos.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1305
John bar
ʿAbdun(saint, d. 1033, 1004-1033 )
Names: John bar
ʿAbdunJEAN BĀR 'ABDŪNIn hagiography John Bar ʿAbdun was Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox church and he had a life fraught with difficulty He was accused of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1306
John the
Arab(saint, 300-400 )
Names: John the
ArabJean l’Arabe (Tayoyo)JEAN L'ARABEIn hagiography John the Arab was a monk who originally was from a rich family in Ḥirta He studied at Nisibis went to Mount...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1307
John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
(saint, d. 619)
Names: Yuḥanān MraḥmānāJohn the AlmsgiverYōḥanān mraḥmānāJean l’Aumônier (résumé)Jean l’Aumônier, év. d’AlexandrieJEAN L'AUMÔNIERJohn the Almsgiver was a Melkite patriarch of Alexandria who was celebrated for his generosity to the poor His life was also translated into...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1308
John the
Blue(saint, d. 714, 650-714 )
Names: John the
BlueJEAN LE BLEUIn hagiography: John the Blue was the bishop
of Ḥirta . He was also known as
the young man from Ḥirta .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1309
John
Busnaya(saint)
Names: John
BusnayaJEAN BŪSNĀYAIn hagiography there is mention of a
monastery near Qaraqosh named
after this John Busnaya.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1310
John the
Egyptian(saint)
Names: John the
EgyptianJohn the
MournerJean l’Égyptien, disciple de saint EugèneJEAN L'EGYPTIENIn hagiography John the Egyptian or the mourner was the student and compatriot of Mar Awgin He lived as a solitary on Mount Qardu...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1311
John the
Camel-Driver(saint, 700-800 )
Names: John the
Camel-DriverJEAN L'ÉVÊQUE CHAMELIERIn hagiography John the Camel Driver was commemorated in Thomas of Marga s Book of Governors In this account Maran Zha bishop of Ḥadita...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1312