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Yaʿqub ṭanānā
Jacob of Adiabene — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܛܢܢܐ
(saint, d. 344)
Names: Yaʿqub ṭanānāJacob of AdiabeneJohn and JacobYaʿqōḇ ṭanānāJacques le Zélote (d’Adiabène)JEAN ET JACQUESJacob, the zealot priest, was arrested
with Yuḥanān bar Maryam (John),
Bishop of Arbela , during the time
of Shapur. They were decapitated at Beth
Lapaṭ.
URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1322
Yeshōʿ bar Nūn
Ishoʿ bar Nun — ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ
(saint)
Names: Yeshōʿ bar NūnIshoʿ bar NunĪšōʾ bar NūnIsho‘ Bar-Noun
Ishoʿ bar Nun is a monk who is
commemorated with Youssef
Bousnaya . They were linked to the monastery of Rabban Hormizd .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1794
Yeshōʿ d-ḵūmāṯeh
Ishoʿ of Kumateh — ܝܫܘܥ ܕܟܘܡ̈ܬܗ
(saint)
Names: Yeshōʿ d-ḵūmāṯehIshoʿ of KumatehĪšōʾ d-ḵūmāṯehIsho‘ de Koumateh
Ishoʿ of Kumateh is a monk who
is commemorated with Youssef
Bousnaya . They were linked to the monastery of Rabban Hormizd .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1795
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJeanJohn lived in Decapolis and was a
healer.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1801
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJean John is a desert father commemorated with Apollo and he came into the Syriac tradition via the Syriac translation of Palladius He wandered...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1802
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJeanIn hagiography: John was a contemporary of Awgin and Aha .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1803
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJean John 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/1805
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJeanJohn is one of the fathers of Egypt,
commemorated with other Egyptian fathers in a poem by Timotheos of Gargar .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1806
Yōḥanān
John of Adiabene — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint, 317-346 )
Names: YōḥanānJohn of AdiabeneYōḥanānJean d’Adiabène
John of Adiabene of Adiabene was bishop of
Arbela during the reign of Shapur II. URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1811
Yōḥanān
John of Hephaestopolis — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohn of HephaestopolisYōḥanānJean d’Héphaistopolis John of Hephaestopolis features in John of Ephesus Lives of the Eastern Saints He was a leader in the resistance of eastern bishops...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1813
Yōḥanān
John of Rome — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohn of RomeYōḥanānJean de Rome (bar Rhômayé)Jean de Rome (fils d’Eutrope)John bar Malke/ John of Rome
John of Rome was the son of
Eutropius and Theodora, believing parents. His parents constructed a shrine for their son.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1818
Yōḥanān
John — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohnYōḥanānJean John is commemorated in John and Sosiana text a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including ms London British Library Add 14647...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1820
Yōḥanān
John son of Euphemianos — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohn son of EuphemianosYōḥanānJean fils d’Euphémianos John son of Euphemianos is commemorated in John Son of Euphemianos text a work surviving in at least 16 manuscripts including ms Vatican...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1821
Yōḥanān
John the Evangelist — ܝܘܚܢܢ
(saint)
Names: YōḥanānJohn the EvangelistJohn, the EvangelistYōḥanānJean, évangéliste (Apocalypse)Jean, évangéliste (mort)This John refers to John the apostle and
John the evangelist, whom early Christians commemorated as the same person.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1826
Yōḥanān d-Ḥeleptā
John of Helephta — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܚܠܦܬܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān d-ḤeleptāJohn of HelephtaYōḥanān d-ḤeleptāJean de Helephta
John of Helephta was a Rabban
from the area of Marga .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1815
Yōḥanān d-Nḥel
John of Nhel — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܢܚܠ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān d-NḥelYōḥanān da-NḥelJean de NhelJohn of NhelMar John Nahlaya
John of Nhel is a
seventh-century monk linked to the monasteries of Mar Aḥa and Mar Yoḥannan of Kamul .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1817
Yōḥanān da-ʿmar b-bīrā
John the Silo-Dweller — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܥܡܪ ܒܒܐܪܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān da-ʿmar b-bīrāJohn the Silo-DwellerYōḥanān da-ʾmar b-bīrāJean le Siloïte John the Silo Dweller or John who lived in a well is commemorated in John the Siloitus text a work surviving in at...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1824
Yōḥanān dab-Lūqō
John of Lycopolis — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܠܘܩܘ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān dab-LūqōJohn of LycopolisYōḥanān da-ḇ-LūqōJean de Lycopolis John of Lycopolis is an Egyptian father commemorated in John of Lycopolis text He had been a carpenter before he became an ascetic...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1816
Yōḥanān Dasnāyā
John of Dasen, layman — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܣܢܝܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān DasnāyāJohn of Dasen, laymanYōḥanān DasnāyāJean de Dasen, laïc
John of Dasen, layman was a righteous
layman with a wife and children. He was from Dasen .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1814
Yōḥanān maʿmḏānā
John the Baptist — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān maʿmḏānāJohn the BaptistJohn the BaptistYōḥanān maʿməḏānāJean BaptisteJean Baptiste (Annonciation à Zacharie)Jean Baptiste (invention du chef)John the Baptist
John the Baptist is John the
Baptist, son of Elizabeth and cousin of Jesus.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1808
Yōḥanān Naḥlāyā
John Nahlaya — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܚܠܝܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān NaḥlāyāJohn NahlayaYōḥanān NaḥlāyāJean Nakhlâyâ
John Nahlaya is commemorated
in John Nakhlaya (text) , a work
surviving in at least 1 manuscript: ms Siirt, Évêché chaldéen, cod.
61 .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1825
Yōḥanān zʿōrā
John the Small — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ
(saint)
Names: Yōḥanān zʿōrāJohn the SmallYôḥanān ZʾōrāYōḥanān ZʿūrāJean le Petit
John the Small was an Egyptian
monk who was a leader of the community at Skete .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1823
Yoḥannan bar Penkaye
John bar Penkaye — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܦܢܟܝ̈ܐ
(saintauthor, 660 - 733, late 7th cent. )
Names: Yoḥannan bar PenkayeJohn Bar PhankayeJohn bar PenkayeYuḥanān bar PenkoyēJohn Bar Penkaye (Phencaie)Yōḥanān bar PenkāyēJean bar PenkayéJEAN BAR PENKĀYÉJohn bar PenkayeIohannanIoannes bar Penkaje""Author of a summary history of the world.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/821
Yoḥannan of Dailam
John of Dailam — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܠܘܡܝܐ
(saintauthor, d. 738)
Names: John of DailamYoḥannan of DailamJohn of DailamYuḥanān DaylāmāyāJohn of DailamJohn of DaylamYōḥanān DaylāmāyāJean de DaylamJEAN DE DAYLAM""Monk and missionary.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/825
Yoḥannan of Dalyatha
John of Dalyatha — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܕܠܝܬ̈ܗ
(saintauthor, 8th cent. )
Names: John of DalyathaYoḥannan of DalyathaJohn DalyathaJohn of DalyathaJohn SabaYuḥanān d-DālāyāthāJohn of DalyathaJohn of DalyataYōḥanān d-DālyāṯāJean de DalyathaJEAN DE DALYĀṮASaba the ElderIoannes e Daljata""Commonly known as Yoḥannan Saba (‘Elder’). An E.-Syr. monk, author of a Syriac collection of mystical discourses, letters, and maxims (‘chapters of knowledge’).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/826