Index of Persons
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Moses the Black(saint, 395 )
Names: Moses the BlackMoses the BlackMoïse l’ÉthiopienMOÏSEIn hagiography Moses the Black or Moses the Thief was instructed and baptized by Macarius He was a man of great physical and spiritual...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1386
Mqadashta(saint, d. 341)
Names: MqadashtaMQADAŠTAIn hagiography: Mqadashta (or The
Sanctified) was a sister of Tarbo and Catholicos Simeon bar
Sabbaʿe .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1388
Muʿawiya(saint)
Names: MuʿawiyaMU'ĀWIYAIn hagiography: Muʿawiya was a martyr
in Arabia who was thrown to the
beasts.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1389
Munyatos(saint)
Names: MunyatosMUNYATOSIn hagiography: Munyatos was a saint in the
Maronite calendar.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1390
Nagran,
martyrs of(saint, d. 523)
Names: Nagran,
martyrs ofNAĞRĀNIn hagiography: The martyrs of Nagran , led
by Arethas , died in Ḥimyar , condemned by Joseph , a Jewish governor.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1391
Narsai, bishop of Sharqart(saint, d. 344)
Names: Narsai, bishop of SharqartNARSAÏIn hagiography: Narsai, bishop
of Sharqart , and Joseph his disciple, were
martyrs of Beth Garmai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1392
Narsai, son of the covenant — ܢܪܣܝ
(saint, d. 421)
Names: NarsayNarsai, son of the covenantNarsaiNarsayNarsaï de SéleucieNARSAÏMar Narsai the AsceticNarsai was a monk and martyr. He was
decapitated. He was a
of Beth Garmai with his disciple Joseph .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1393
Nicholas(saint)
Names: NicholasNICOLASIn hagiography: Nicholas figures in the
Maronite calendar.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1395
Nuhra(saint)
Names: NuhraNUHRAIn Syriac hagiography there is an attested saint named Nuhra It may be that this name Syriac for light is a translation of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1396
Olympia — ܐܠܘܡܦܝܐ
(saint, 360-408 )
Names: AlūmpiyāOlympiaOlympiasʾĀlūmpīyāOlympiasOLYMPIASAlūmpiyā (Olympias) was a deaconess of
Constantinople.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1397
Onesima — ܐܢܣܝܡܐ
(saint)
Names: OnesimāOnesimaʾĀnēsīmāOnésimaONESIMASt OnesimaOnesima was the daughter of a king and hermit in Egypt She was mentioned in the hymns on the holy women and many liturgical...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1398
Papa, bishop of Arzun(saint, 300-400 )
Names: Papa, bishop of ArzunPĀPĀIn hagiography: Papa was a bishop
of Arzun .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1400
Paul of Edessa — ܦܘܠܘܣ
(saint, 418-435 )
Names: PawlōsPaul, the bishopPaul of EdessaPawlōsPaul l’évêquePAUL D'ÉDESSE Paul of Edessa was a bishop from the Italian peninsula who left his see and travelled to Edessa where in disguise he was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1405
Paul the
Interpreter(saint, 616 )
Names: Paul the
InterpreterPAUL L'INTERPRÈTEIn hagiography: Paul the interpreter
commented on the Psalms. He might be Paul of Nisibis or Paul of Tella.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1406
Pegasius(saint, 350 )
Names: PegasiusPEGASIUSIn hagiography Acyndinus Anempodistus Pegasius Aphtonius and Elpidiphorus were Greek Christians who died during the reign of Shapur II according to the legendary Acts...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1407
Peroz of
Beth Lapat(saint, d. 421)
Names: Peroz of
Beth LapatPÉROZ DE BÉṮ LAPATIn hagiography: Peroz of Beth Lapat was a high born Zoroastrian who became a
Christian and was martyred before Bahram V .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1408
Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
(saint)
Names: PethiyōnPethionPeṯyōnPéthionPÉṮIŌNPetyonIn hagiography Pethion a patriarch was a man of virtue who formed a favorable relationship with a Muslim governor Halid al Qasri whose mother...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1409
Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
(saint, d. 449)
Names: PethionPÉṮIŌNPeṯyōnPéthionMâr PéthionSt PethionIn hagiography Pethion was a Zoroastrian convert who with his uncle the monk Yazdin preached in the region of the lower Zab His hagiography...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1410
Pethion of
Dasen(saint)
Names: Pethion of
DasenPÉṮIŌN DE DĀSENIn hagiography: Pethion was a monk and a
founder of a convent north of the Greater Zab .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1411
Pharkia(saint)
Names: PharkiaPHARKIAIn hagiography: Pharkia was a scribe
mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1412
Peter of
Alexandria(saint, d. 311)
Names: Peter of
AlexandriaPeterPierre d’AlexandriePIERREIn hagiography: Peter of Alexandria was the seventeenth bishop
of Antioch . He was martyred
under the emperor Maximinus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1413
Peter of
Antioch(saint, d.
)
Names: Peter of
AntiochPIERRE D'ANTIOCHIn hagiography Peter of Antioch was patriarch of Antioch and reinforced the connections of his church with Alexandria He fought against heresies of Damian...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1414
Pinhas — ܦܝܢܚܣ
(saint, 300-400 )
Names: PinḥesPinhasPinhas (Phinees)PīnḥesPinhasPINḤAS (PHINÉES)Mar PinhasMar Pinḥas was a martyr from the fourth
century. He was from Qardu, and he was a disciple of Mar Awgin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1415
Plato(saint)
Names: PlatoPLATONIn hagiography Plato or Platon is known through the Acts of Plato which exist in Greek Latin and Armenian He was a bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1416
Polychronus(saint, 297 )
Names: PolychronusPOLYCHRONEIn hagiography: Polychronus was a bishop and
a martyr. He was probably a deported Greek who became bishop
of Babylonia .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1417
Posi —
ܦܘܣܝ
(saint, d. 341)
Names: PōsiPosiPōsīPosiPŌSĪMar Pusai Posi and his daughter Martha were Greeks deported to the Sasanian empire They were martyred at Karka d Ledan Pōsi had been chief...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1418
Protonice(saint, 50 )
Names: ProtonicePROTONICEIn hagiography Protonike was purportedly the wife of the emperor Claudius Her legend was interpolated into The Teaching of Addai She travelled to Jerusalem...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1419
Qardag — ܩܪܕܓ
(saint, d. 359)
Names: QardāghQardagQardāgQardagQARDĀĠMar QardagQardag was a military saint and a martyr He was a convert from a high born Zoroastrian family His cult was localized north of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1420
Qashish of
Hah(saint)
Names: Qashish of
HahQAŠĪŠ DE ḤĀḤIn hagiography Qashish of Ḥaḥ was a monk mentioned in John of Ephesus Lives of the Eastern Saints He went on pilgrimages and helped...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1421
Qawma(saint, 6th/7th cent. )
Names: QawmaQAWMAIn hagiography: Qawma was a monk and
dendrite saint from Beth Garmai .
His body did not decay.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1422
Qayyuma of
Baz(saint, 300-500 )
Names: Qayyuma of
BazQAYYŪMA DE BĀZIn hagiography: Qayyuma of Baz was a monk.
He evangelized the region of
Baz near Hakkari .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1424
Quna(saint, 307 )
Names: QunaQŪNAIn hagiography Quna or Conon or Yona was the bishop of Edessa He set the foundations for the new cathedral of Edessa which was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1426
Rhipsime(saint, 303 )
Names: RhipsimeRHIPSIMÉIn 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/1427
Rifqa Rayyis(saint,
- 1944)
Names: Rifqa RayyisRIFQA RAYYISRafkaIn hagiography: Blessed Rifqa Rayyis was a
Maronite nun. She was a blind mystic.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1428
Romanus — ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ
(saint, d. 303)
Names: RōmānōsRomanusRōmānōsRomainROMANOSSt RomanosRōmānōs was a deacon and a martyr from
Caesarea Palestine. He died in the persecution of Diocletian.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1430
Ruben(saint)
Names: RubenRUBENIn hagiography: Ruben was a monk and perhaps
a stylite of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1431
Rubil — ܪܘܒܝܠ
(saint)
Names: RūbēlRubilRubilRūbēlRoubilRUBILRūbēl was an ascetic warrior from Thrace who became a leader of a monastery of 35 monks He lived near Nisibis and his life...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1432
Ruhana the Melodist(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Ruhana the MelodistRUḤĀNAIn hagiography: Ruhana the Melodist was
identified with Cyriacus , disciple
of Euthymia in Palestine .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1433
Sa'ad(saint, 324 )
Names: Sa'adSA'ADIn hagiography: Saʿad (or Saʿdu) was bishop
of Edessa and finished the
cathederal begun by Quna .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1434
Saba Gushnazdad(saint, 400-500 )
Names: Saba GushnazdadSĀBĀ GŪŠNĀZDĀDIn hagiography: Saba Gushnazdad was a monk
from Beth Lashpar . He was a Zoroastrian convert who became a monk
and converted many Kurds.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1435
Saba Pirgushnasp — ܣܒܐ ܦܝܪܓܘܫܢܣܦ
(saint, 363 )
Names: Sābā PirgushnaspSaba PirgushnaspSabaSāḇā PīrgūšnaspSaba PirgouchnaspSĀBĀ PĪRGUŠNASPSābā Pirgushnasp was a child martyr He was the child of the governor of Beth ʿArabaye He was martyred under Shapur II at the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1436
Sabbatius(saint, d. 488)
Names: SabbatiusSABBATIUSIn hagiography: Sabbatius was a solitary
monk who lived near the banks of the Euphrates .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1437
Sabellius — ܣܒܠܝܐ
(saint)
Names: SabelliusSABELLIUSIn hagiography: Sabellius and Shapira were the parents of the
martyr, Talia . They conceived
him when they were at the age of 52 years.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1438
Shabra(saint)
Names: ShabraŠABRAIn hagiography: Shabra was a child saint
commemorated near Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1439
Saints of
the Monastery of Mar Abhai(saint)
Names: Saints of
the Monastery of Mar AbhaiSAINTS DU COUVENT DE MĀR ABḤĀÏIn hagiography: The saints of
the monastery of Mar Abhai were commemorated by Rabban
Saliba.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1441
Saints of
Hrbat Tuta, see John Psaltes (check)(saint)
Names: Saints of
Hrbat Tuta, see John Psaltes (check)SAINTS DE ḤRBAṮ TŪṮAIn hagiography: See John Psaltes.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1442
Shalita(saint, 362 )
Names: ShalitaŠALLĪTAIn hagiography: Shalita was a common name
that means "governor." This may refer to Artemios , the governor
of Egypt under the
emperor Julian .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1443
Samuel of
Qartmin(saint, d. 410)
Names: Samuel of
QartminSamuel de QartaminSAMUEL DE QARTMINIn hagiography Samuel of Qartmin was from Eshtin near Mardin He founded the monastery of Qartmin with the help of an angel who delineated...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1445
Sanatruq(saint, d. 351)
Names: SanatruqSANATRUQIn hagiography: Sanatruq was a frozen martyr
in the time of Julian and a companion of Brihisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1446
Shapira(saint)
Names: ShapiraŠAPĪRAIn hagiography: Shapira was the wife
of Sabellius and the mother
of Talia .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1447
Shapor(saint, d. 351)
Names: ShaporŠAPORIn hagiography: Shapor was a frozen martyr
in the time of Julian and a companion of Brihisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1448
Shapor, bishop of Niqator — ܫܒܘܪ
(saint, 379 )
Names: Shapor, bishop of NiqatorShaborŠāḇōrShahpourŠAPOR, évêque de NiqatorIn hagiography Shapor bishop of Niqator was a bishop of Niqator or Awana who was martyred under Shapor II along with Isaac bishop of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1450
Sarah(saint)
Names: SarahSĀRAHIn hagiography Sarah was the traditional name for a male martyr s sister This pseudonymous usage is derived from Sarah the biblical matriarch and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1451
Sarah(saint)
Names: SarahSĀRAHIn 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/1452
Sharbel the Hermit(saint, 1830 - 1938)
Names: Sharbel the HermitŠARBILIn hagiography Sharbil became a monk and hermit of the monasteries of Qozhaza Mayfuq and Kififane He lived as a hermit in ʿAnnanya and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1453
Sharbel — ܫܪܒܝܠ
(saint, d. 104)
Names: SharbēlSharbelSharbilŠarbēlSharbelŠARBILSt SharbilSharbel and his sister Babai were martyrs of Edessa Sharbel had been a pagan priest but he converted to Christianity He was martyred under...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1454
Sasin, bishop of Cyzicus(saint, d. 328)
Names: Sasin, bishop of CyzicusSĀSINIn hagiography Sasin was a bishop and a martyr He was bishop of Cyzicus He was beaten and tortured but then he was freed...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1455
Sabrishoʿ(saint, d. 650, 630 )
Names: SabrishoʿSAWRĪŠŌ'In hagiography Sabrishoʿ was a monk who founded the monastery of the martyrs near Tagrit These monks took refuge in a village during the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1457
Shayna(saint)
Names: ShaynaŠAYANAIn hagiography: Shayna was identified as
" Abramios of Antioch ", a converted Jewish thief from Antioch .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1459
Seleucus — ܣܠܘܩܘܣ
(saint, d. 310)
Names: SeleucusSELEUCUSSēluwqōsSēlawqōsSéleucos
Seleucus , his wife Stratonike , and their
companions were martyrs from Cyziqus on the Sea of Marmara. They were martyred under Maximinus.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1460
Sennen(saint, d. 297)
Names: SennenSENNENIn hagiography ʿAbdon and Sennen were two Persian twins martyred in Rome Their story was contained in the martyrology of Bishop Polychrone a bishop...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1461