Index of Persons
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Antoninus — ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: ApōlōApolloʾĀpōlōApollonAbba Apollo of SceteURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1598
Apollo — ܐܦܠܘ
(saint)
Names: ApolūApolloʾĀpalōApollonPriest, goes with AmounURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1599
Apollo — ܐܦܠܘܢ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: ApōlōnīsApolloniosʾĀpōlōnīsApolloniosApollonios was a merchant.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1602
Apollonios — ܐܦܠܘܢܝܘܣ
(saint, 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 — ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
(saint)
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(saint)
Names: The Twelve ApostlesApôtres (12)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1607
Apostles
(72)(saint)
Names: Apostles
(72)Apôtres (72)DisciplesDisciplesURI: http://syriaca.org/person/1608
Apphianus — ܐܦܝܢܘܣ
(saint)
Names: ApīnōsApphianusApīnōsApphien
Apphianus is commemorated in Apphian (text)
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1609
Arcadius — ܐܪܩܕܝ
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: ArkheladīyōsArchelidesʾArkelīdīyōsArchélidèsSt Archelides
Archelides the Roman URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1611
Ares — ܐܪܣ
(saint)
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
(saint, 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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint, 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
Barbara — ܒܪܒܪܐ
(saint, 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
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: BarlāhāBarlahaBarlāhāBarlaha
Barlaha is a child martyr from among the martyrs of Palestine. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1626
Barsauma — ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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(saint)
Names: A Daughter
of the CovenantBat-qyama (une)URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1631
Benjamin, son of Jacob — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: QēsarīyāCaesareaQēsarīyāCésarie
Caesarea is commemorated
in John of Ephesus ' Lives of the
Eastern Saints. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1641
Charisios — ܟܪܝܣܣ
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint, 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
(saint)
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
(saint)
Names: QōzmāCosmosQōzmāCômeCosmos
Cosmos and Damian were twin medical saints and
martyrs from Syria. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1650
Cosmos of Sinai — ܩܘܙܡܐ
(saint)
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(saint)
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
(saint, 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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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
(saint)
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