Index of Persons
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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