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Antoninus — ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AnṭōninōsAntoninusAnṭōnīnōsAntonin Antoninus is commemorated with Zbīnā , Mannathus , and Germanus in the History of Martyrs of Palestine by Eusebius of Caesarea URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1595
Anthony the General — ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Anṭōnīnōs EsṭrāṭēlāṭīsAnthony the GeneralʾAnṭōnīnōs ʾEsṭrāṭēlāṭīsAntonin le Stratélate Anthony the General is commemorated in George the Martyr Antony the Soldier and Alexandra the Queen text a work surviving in at least...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1596
Apalin — ܐܦܠܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApalīnApalinʾĀpalīnApalinApellen Apalin was a desert ascetic known for his intense fasting He crossed rivers on the back of crocodiles which he later slew He...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1597
Apollo — ܐܦܘܠܘ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApōlōApolloʾĀpōlōApollonAbba Apollo of SceteURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1598
Apollo — ܐܦܠܘ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApolūApolloʾĀpalōApollonPriest, goes with AmounURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1599
Apollo — ܐܦܠܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApolūnApolloʾApalōnApollon Apollo was a desert father who had been a blacksmith He was commemorated in the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1600
Apollo the Younger — ܐܦܠܘ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApolūApollo the YoungerʾĀpalōApollon le Jeune Apollo the Younger was a deacon monk and martyr He converted the singer Philemon who was also martyred with him He was commemorated...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1601
Apollonios — ܐܦܘܠܘܢܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApōlōnīsApolloniosʾĀpōlōnīsApolloniosApollonios was a merchant.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1602
Apollonios — ܐܦܠܘܢܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 312) Names: ApolloniosApōlōnīyōsApolloniosʾApōlōnīyōs´ApolloniosAppollonius Apollonios was a deacon in Egypt who was martyred in the time of the emperor Diocletian His example converted Philemon and the judge...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1603
Apostles(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApostlesApôtresURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1605
Apostles — ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ShliḥeApostlesŠlīḥāApôtres Apostles are saints commemorated in Apostles and Disciples text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms London British Library Add 18715...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1606
The Twelve Apostles(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: The Twelve ApostlesApôtres (12)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1607
Apostles (72)(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Apostles (72)Apôtres (72)DisciplesDisciplesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1608
Apphianus — ܐܦܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ApīnōsApphianusApīnōsApphien Apphianus is commemorated in Apphian (text) URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1609
Arcadius — ܐܪܩܕܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ArqadīArcadiusʾArqadīArcadius Arcadius is commemorated in John Arcadius Xenophon and Mary text a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ms Paris Bibliothèque nationale...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1610
Archelides — ܐܪܟܠܐܕܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ArkheladīyōsArchelidesʾArkelīdīyōsArchélidèsSt Archelides Archelides the Roman URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1611
Ares — ܐܪܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ArēsAresĀrēsArès Ares is commemorated in Ares Primus and Elijah text a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1612
Arrian — ܐܪܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 312) Names: ArīyenōsArrianʾĀrīyenōsArrien Arrian was a judge or governor in Egypt in the time of the emperor Diocletian He was converted to Christianity on account of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1613
Arsenius, king of Egypt — ܐܪܣܢܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ArsanisArsenius, king of EgyptʾArsanyōsArsène, roi d’Égypte Arsenius, king of Egypt is commemorated in Arsenius, King of Egypt (text) , a work surviving in at least 15 manuscripts.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1614
Aseneth — ܐܣܝܬ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AsyaṯAsenethʾĀsyaṯAséneth Aseneth is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the wife of Joseph and the daughter of Potiphar She and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1615
Asia — ܐܣܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AsyāAsiaʾĀsyāÂsyâMar AsiaMar Asia converted to the life of an itinerant monk He travels to Jerusalem and Sinai and visited monasteries He became a monk himself...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1616
Athanasia — ܐܬܢܣܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AthānāsīyāAthanasiaʾĀṯānāsīyāAthanasie Athanasia is commemorated in Andronicus and Athanasia text a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ed 1 ms Paris Bibliothèque nationale...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1618
Aurelius — ܐܘܪܠܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AwrēlīsAureliusʾAwrēlīsAurélius Aurelius is commemorated in Aurelius (text) , a work surviving in at least 4 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1619
Azad — ܐܙܕ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: AzādAzadʾĀzādAzad Azad is commemorated in Jacob and Azad text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek or oct 1256...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1620
Baboi — ܒܒܘܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 0484) Names: BabōyBāḇōyBabowaïBaboi Baboi was Patriarch of the Church of the East during the Reign of the Sasanian shah Peroz.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1621
Pijimi(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: PijimiBagimaPijimiURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1622
Barbara — ܒܪܒܪܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 311) Names: BarbārāBarbaraBarbārāBarbaraBarbara was the beautiful daughter of the pagan Dioscorus He locked his daughter up in a tower She converted to Christianity and her father...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1624
Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarḥaḏbshabāBarhadbshabbaḆarḥaḏbšabāBarhadbeshabba Barhadbeshabba is commemorated in Abraham, Cyriacus, Barhadbeshabba and Sergius in the Lives of the Eastern Saints by John of Ephesus. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1625
Barlaha — ܒܪܠܗܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarlāhāBarlahaBarlāhāBarlaha Barlaha is a child martyr from among the martyrs of Palestine. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1626
Barsauma — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarṣawmāBarsaumaBarṣawmāBarsauma Barsauma is commemorated in Barsauma (text) , a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms London, British Library, Add. 14592, f. 72v-73 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1627
Baruch — ܒܪܘܟ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarōkhBaruchBarōḵBaruch (Apocalypse de) Baruch is a biblical prophet and contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah . He was commemorated as a saint in several Christian traditions.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1628
Basil — ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BāsīlīyōsBasilBāsīlīyōsBasile Basil is commemorated in Ignatius Patriarch and Basil Maphrian text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek syr...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1629
Bassius — ܒܣܝܢܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BasyanāBassiusBasyanāBassien Bassius is commemorated in Bassianus Romanus and Simeon text a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1630
A Daughter of the Covenant(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: A Daughter of the CovenantBat-qyama (une)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1631
Benjamin, son of Jacob — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BenyamīnBenjamin, son of JacobBenyamīnBenjamin Benjamin son of Jacob is the biblical patriarch from the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible The favored youngest son of Jacob...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1632
Benjamin of Beth Nuhadra — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BenyāmēnBenjamin of Beth NuhadraBenyāmēnBenjamin du Beth-Nouhadra Benjamin of Beth Nuhadra is as saint originally from teh region of Beth Nuhadra commemorated in Benjamin of Beth Noudra text a work...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1633
Bessarion — ܒܝܣܝܪܝܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BīsīrīyōnBessarionBīsīrīyōnBessarion Bessarion is commemorated in Bessarion (text) , a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1634
Cain — ܩܐܝܢ Names: QāʾēnCainQāʾēnCaïnCain Cain is a biblical figure the brother of Abel whose history is the subject of Cain and Abel text a work surviving in...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1635
Callinicus — ܩܠܝܢܝܩܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QalīnīqōsCallinicusQalīnīqōsCallinicus Thyrsus and Lucian were martyrs in the time of Decius. Callinicus was a pagan priest who was converted to Christianity after witnessing their death.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1636
Candida — ܩܢܕܝܕܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QandīdāCandidaQandīdāCandida Candida was the daughter of the soldier Trajan who came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ s Syriac translation of the Paradise of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1637
Capiton — ܩܦܝܛܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QāpīṭōnCapitonQāpīṭōnCapiton Capiton is commemorated in Capiton (text) , a work surviving in at least 4 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1638
Carnidos — ܩܪܢܝܕܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QarnīdōsCarnidosQarnīdōsCarnidosChrinediusCronius Carnidos came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ 's Syriac translation of the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1639
Caesarius — ܩܣܪܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QesarīyōsCaesariusQesarīyōsCésaire Caesarius is the brother of Gregory of Nazianzus commemorated in Caesarius text a work surviving in at least 8 manuscripts including ms London...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1640
Caesarea — ܩܣܪܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QēsarīyāCaesareaQēsarīyāCésarie Caesarea is commemorated in John of Ephesus ' Lives of the Eastern Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1641
Charisios — ܟܪܝܣܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: KārīsesCharisiosKārīsesCharisios Charisios is commemorated in Charisios Nicephorus and Papias text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms London British Library Add 14645...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1642
Shembaiteh — ܫܡܒܝܬܗ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ShembaytēhShembaitehČembaytēhChembaiteh Shembaiteh is commemorated in Zebinas Lazarus Maroutha Narses Elijah Mahri Habib Saba Berikhicho Jonas et Chembaiteh text a work surviving in at least...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1643
The Cherub Gaurding Pardise — ܟܪܘܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: KrubāThe Cherub Gaurding Pardisechérubin The Cherub Gaurding Pardise is commemorated in The Thief and the Cherubim text a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ms...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1644
Christopher — ܟܪܝܣܛܘܦܘܪܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: KrīsṭōpōrōsChristopherKrīsṭōpōrōsChristopheSt ChristopherThe legend of the martyrdom of Christopher and his companions, set in the time of the Emperor Decius, was translated into Syriac. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1645
Chronios — ܟܪܘܢܝܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: KrōnīyōsChroniosKrōnīyōsChronios Chronios is commemorated in Chronios (text) , a work surviving in at least 5 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 . URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1646
Claudius — ܩܠܘܕܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QlawdīyānōsClaudiusQlawdīyānōsClaudien Claudius is commemorated in Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Diodore, Serapion, Papias (text) , a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1647
Clement of Ankara — ܩܠܡܝܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 312) Names: QlēmīsClement of AnkaraQlēmīsClément d’Ancyre Clement of Ankara of Ancyra was a bishop and martyr during the persecution of Diocletian. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1648
Collutus — ܩܘܠܬܐܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QūlēṯēʾōsCollutusQūlēṯēʾōsCollouthos Collutus is commemorated in A Virgin and Collutus (text) , a work surviving in at least 7 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1649
Cosmos — ܩܘܙܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QōzmāCosmosQōzmāCômeCosmos Cosmos and Damian were twin medical saints and martyrs from Syria. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1650
Cosmos of Sinai — ܩܘܙܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QōzmāCosmos of SinaiQōzmāCôme du Sinaï Cosmos of Sinai is commemorated in Cosmos of Sinai (text) , a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms Vatican, Syr. 126, f. 57 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1651
Anonymi 1652 — Two lay brothers(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Aḥa tren ʿlaymaTwo lay brothersCompagnons de Macaire (deux)Anonymi 1652 Anonymi 1652 is commemorated in Two Lay Brothers (text) , a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms Vatican, Syr. 126, f. 47v-48 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1652
Constantine the Great — ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 337) Names: QōsṭanṭīnōsConstantine the GreatQōnsṭanṭīnōsConstantinConstantine Constantine the Great the Great was the Roman Emperor from 306 to 307 AD and is honored in Christian memory on account of...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1655
Copros — ܩܘܦܪܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QōprōsCoprosCopros Copros is commemorated in Copros and Patermoutis (text) , a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ms Lady Meux 6 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1657
Penitent Courtesan — ܙܢܝܬܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ZanithaPenitent CourtesanCourtisane Penitent Courtesan is a penitent courtesan whom Abba Serapion visited. She is commemorated by Palladius .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1658
The Monks of the Monastery of Mar Sabrishoʿ of Beth Qoqa(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: The Monks of the Monastery of Mar Sabrishoʿ of Beth QoqaCouvent de Sabrisho‘ de Beth KokaA short and anonymous hagiographic text The Monks of the Monastery of Mar Sabrishoʿ of Beth Qoqa commemorates the monks of the Beth Qoqa...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1659
Crescens — ܩܪܣܩܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QarsaqōsCrescensQRSQWSCrescens Crescens is commemorated in Crescens (text) , a work surviving in at least 2 manuscripts including ms Vatican, Syr. 160, f. 235-238v (mutilé du début) .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1660
The Cross — ܨܠܝܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: ṣalibaThe CrossCrossCroix The Cross on which Jesus was crucified was an object of devotion in late antiquity and there were many narratives that describe how...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1661
Cyprian — ܩܘܦܪܝܢܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QūprīyānōsCyprianQūprīyānōsCyprien Cyprian is commemorated in Cyprian (text) , a work surviving in at least 6 manuscripts including ms London, British Library, Or. 8731, f. 80-83 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1662
Cyprian — ܩܘܦܪܝܢܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: QūprīyānāCyprianQūprīyānāCyprien Cyprian is commemorated in Cyprian and Justus text a work surviving in at least 10 manuscripts including ms Berlin Königliche Bibliothek syr 75...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1663