Index of Persons
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Theodosius II — ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝܘܣ
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdālʿaleqʿAbdalʿaleqʾAḇdālʾaleq‘Abd al-‘Aleq
ʿAbdalʿaleq was a deacon and martyr who was stoned to death.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1530
ʿAziza — ܥܙܝܙܐ
(saint)
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(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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(saint)
Names: Aaron the SolitaryAaron the SolitaryAaron le solitaireURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1535
Abi — ܐܒܝ
(saint)
Names: AbaiAbiʾAbbīAbbi
Abi features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1536
ʿAbdishoʿ — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ
(saint)
Names: ʿAbdishōʿʿAbdishoʿʿAḇdīšōʿAbdichoAbdisho‘ was martyred with Berikhisho .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1538
ʿAbdishoʿ of Dasen — ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܣܢܝܐ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint, 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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbrahamʾAḇrāhāmAbraham
Abraham is commemorated in
Addai and Abraham (text) in the Lives of
the Eastern Saints by John of
Ephesus.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1548
Abraham of Harran — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham of ḤarranʾAḇrāhāmAbraham de ḤarranAbraham of Harran
Abraham of Harran of Ḥarran .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1549
Abraham of Nisibis — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
(saint)
Names: Abrāhām da-NṣibinAbraham of NisibisʾAḇrāhām da-NṣīḇīnAbraham de NisibeAbraham of Nisibis
Abraham of Nisibis is
commemorated in Abraham of Nisibis
(text)
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1550
Abraham of Adiabene — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham of AdiabeneʾAḇrāhāmAbraham I d’Adiabène
Abraham of Adiabene was an early bishop
of Adiabene who was originally
from Herdā .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1551
Abraham II of Adiabene — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint, 346 )
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham II of AdiabeneʾAḇrāhāmAbraham II d’Adiabène
Abraham II of Adiabene II was a bishop
of Adiabene
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1552
Abraham the Egyptian — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham the EgyptianʾAḇrāhāmAbraham l’Égyptien Abraham the Egyptian is a monk from Egypt who came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of the Paradise of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1553
Abraham the Priest — ܐܒܪܗܡ
(saint)
Names: AbrāhāmAbraham the PriestʾAḇrāhāmAbraham le Prêtre
Abraham the Priest features in John of Ephesus' Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1554
Abraham the Recluse — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܚܒܝܫܐ
(saint)
Names: Abrāhām ḤbishāAbraham the RecluseʾAḇrāhām ḥḇīšāAbraham le Reclus
Abraham the Recluse is a saint
who features in John of Ephesus' Lives
of the Eastern Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1555
Acacius — ܐܩܩܝܣ
(saint, 313 )
Names: AqaqisAcaciusʾĀqāqīsAcace
Acacius was a martyr during the reign of Maximinus II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1556
Acacius of Aleppo — ܐܩܩ
(saint, d. 432)
Names: AqaqAcacius of AleppoʾAqaqAcace d’AlepAqaq
Acacius of Aleppo was a bishop of Aleppo veneratd by Balai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1557
Acmonicos — ܐܩܡܘܢܝܩܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AqmōniqōsAcmonicosʾAqmōnīqōsAcmonicos Acmonicos is commemorated with Doticos and Cyriacus in Ammonios Doticos Cyriacus and Acmonicos text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1559
Adam — ܐܕܡ
(saint)
Names: AdamʾAḏamAdamAdamAdam
Adam is the first man, according
to the Bible, and he is commemorated in the second and third chapter of Genesis. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1560
Agape — ܐܓܐܦܝ
(saint, 138 )
Names: AghapiAgapeʾĀǥāpīAgapè
Agape was a virgin martyred with
her mother Sophia and her
sisters Pistis and Elpis .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1563
Agapios — ܐܓܦܝܣ
(saint)
Names: AghapisAgapiosĀgāpīsAgapiosSt Agapius
Agapios is a Palestinian martyr
commemorated by Eusebius of
Caesarea .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1564
Agapios — ܐܓܦܝܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AghapiyosAgapiosĀǥāpyōsAgapios
Agapios is a martyr
of Palestine commemorated
by Eusebius of Caesarea .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1565
Agathopous — ܐܓܬܦܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AghatpūsAgathopousʾAǥaṯōpūsAgathopous
Agathopous is commemorated in
Theodule and Agathopous (text) , a work
surviving in at least 1 manuscript: ms Vatican, Syr.160, f.
126-135 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1566
Agnes — ܗܓܢܐ
(saint)
Names: HegnēAgnesHagnēAgnèsSt Agnes
Agnes was a virgin martyr from
Rome. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1567
Aha of Adiabene — ܐܚܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ
(saint)
Names: Aḥo dabuyAha of AdiabeneʾAā d-ʾaḇū(h)yAha-dabouhy d’Adiabène
Aha of Adiabene was the son of a priest from Arbela .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1569
Alosis — ܐܠܘܣܣ
(saint)
Names: AlōsisAlosisAidesiosĀlōsisAidésios
Alosis is a Palestinian martyr
commemorated by Eusebius of
Caesarea .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1571
Alexandra — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ
(saint)
Names: AlēksandrāAlexandraʾĀlēḵsandrāAlexandra Alexandra was a virgin from Alexandria who fled the city and locked herself in a tomb She never looked at the face of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1573
Alexander — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AlēksandrōsAlexanderʾAleksandrōsAlexandre Alexander is commemorated in Alexander and Theodule text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms London British Library Add 14654 f...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1574
Amantalida — ܐܡܢܛܠܝܕܐ
(saint)
Names: AminṭalidāAmantalidaAmantilidaʾĀmanṭālīdāAmantalidaAmma Talida Amantalida was an eighty year old desert mother of the city of Antinoe in Egypt who lived in a community of virgins as...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1576
Ammonios — ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
(saint, 4th century )
Names: AmōnīsAmmoniosʾAmōnīsAmmoniosAmmonios the monkАммонийA 4th century Egyptian
monk who wrote about the martyrdom of the forty fathers of SinaiURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1577
Ammonios — ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
(saint)
Names: AmōnīsAmmoniosʾAmōnīyōsAmmonios Ammonios is a martyr commemorated with Doticos Cyriacus and Acmonicos in Ammonios Doticos Cyriacus and Acmonicos text a work surviving in at least...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1578
Amoun — ܐܡܘܢ
(saint)
Names: AmōnAmounʾAmōnAmoun
Amoun is commemorated in Amoun (text) , a work surviving in at least 6
manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1579
Amoun — ܐܡܘܢ
(saint)
Names: AmōnAmounʾAmōnAmounAmoun knew the priest Apollo.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1580
Ananias — ܚܢܢܝܐ
(saint)
Names: ḤanānyāAnaniasḤananyāAnanie
Ananias is commemorated in
Ananias (text) , a work surviving in at
least 1 manuscript: ms Mardin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1581
Ananias — ܚܢܢܝܐ
(saint)
Names: ḤanānyāAnaniasḤananīyāAnanie Ananias is commemorated in Ananias and Shmouni text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Cambridge Mass Harvard University Library Syr...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1582
Anastasia — ܐܢܣܛܐܣܝܐ
(saint, 548 )
Names: AnastasiaAnastasiaAnastasieURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1584
Andrew — ܐܢܕܪܝܣ
(saint)
Names: AndrēʾyasAndrewʾAndrēyasAndré Andrew is commemorated in Matthew and Andrew text a work surviving in at least 17 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add 14645...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1586
Andromedes of Jerusalem — ܐܢܕܪܘܡܝܕܐ
(saint)
Names: AndrōmīdāAndromedes of JerusalemʾAndrōmīdāAndromède de Jérusalem Andromedes of Jerusalem is commemorated in Andromedes of Jerusalem text a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London British Library...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1587
Andronicus — ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝܩܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AndrōnīqōsAndronicusʾAndrōnīqōsAndronic
Andronicus was a married man
from Alexandria . His wife
was Athanasia , and when their
children died, they lived apart as monastics.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1588
Andronicus — ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝܩܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AndrōnīqōsAndronicusʾAndrōnīqōsAndronic Andronicus is commemorated in Probus Tarachos and Andronicus text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms London British Library Add 12174...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1589
Anna — ܚܢܐ
(saint)
Names: ḤanāAnnaḤanāAnne Anna is commemorated in Mary Mother of God Simeon and Anna text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Vatican Syr...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1590
Anthia — ܐܢܬܝܐ
(saint)
Names: AntiyāAnthiaʾAntīyāAnthie Anthia is commemorated in Eleutheria Anthia and Qorabor text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Vatican Syr 160 f 211...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1591
Anthimus — ܐܢܬܝܡܣ
(saint)
Names: AntimōsAnthimusʾAntīmōsAnthimeAnthimus of Constantinople
Anthimus was a sixth-century
Miaphysite Patriarch of Constantinople who is commemorated by John of Ephesus in the Lives of the Eastern
Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1592
Antigone — ܐܢܛܝܓܘܢܘܣ
(saint)
Names: AnṭighōnōsAntigoneʾAnṭīǥōnōsAntigone
Antigone is commemorated in URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1593
Anthony — ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ
Names: AnṭōnisAntonyAnthonyʾAnṭōnīsAntoineAntoniusAntoniosAntoniosAntony the GreatAntony the Great of Egypt, father of
monasticism. Also venerated in Syriac tradition.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1594