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Helen(saint, 250 - 330)
Names: HelenHÉLÈNEIn hagiography Helen the mother of Constantine the Great is honored in the Syriac church in the hymn to the holy women Her role...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1265
Heliodorus(saint, d. 362)
Names: HeliodorusHÉLIODOREIn hagiography Heliodorus was a bishop of Beth Zabdai 9000 inhabitants of his city were deported to Persia Many of his community were later...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1266
Heraclas of
Kafar Sama(saint)
Names: Heraclas of
Kafar SamaHÉRACLAS DE KAFAR ŠAMAIn hagiography: Heraclas of Kafar Sama was a
recluse from the village of Midyat .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1267
Hilaria — ܐܠܐܪܝܐ
(saint)
Names: IlarīyāHilariaHilaria, daughter of ZenoʾIlārīyāHilariaHILARIASt HilariaIlarīyā Hilaria was the daughter of Zeno who fled to the desert to become a monk She was known as John the Eunuch and...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1268
Hormizd(saint)
Names: HormizdHORMIZDIn hagiography Hormizd was a martyr of Beth Garmai under Yazdegerd He had nine friends and all were converts from Zoroastrianism or had Zoroastrian...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1270
Hormizd — ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕ
(saint, 628-641 )
Names: HormīzdHormizdHormizdHōrmīzdHormizdRABBAN HORMIZDHormizdRabban Hormizd was a monastic founder of the Church of the East who lived under the Patriarch Isho yaw II He spent 32 years...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1271
Hudahwi(saint, 647-650 )
Names: HudahwiHŪDAHWĪIn hagiography: Hudahwi lived at the time of
the Caliph Muʿawiya. Shortly after the Muslim conquest, Hudahwi built the monastery of Beth Hale .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1272
Hwara, son
of Theodore(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Hwara, son
of TheodoreḤWĀRAIn hagiography Hwara son of Theodore lived in the fourth century He met a monk Mar Aḥa who had been taken captive by a...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1273
Hwarta(saint, 379 )
Names: HwartaḤWĀRTAIn hagiography: Hwartha or Astina was a
Persian martyr along with her son Abai .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1274
Ia(saint, d. 362)
Names: IaIAIn hagiography Ia was a woman among the martyrs of Beth Zabdai who converted the wives of some of the Zoroastrians and were tortured...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1275
Ignatius(saint, 969 )
Names: IgnatiusIGNACEIn hagiography Ignatius was the bishop of Melitene at the end of the tenth century He built the convent of the Mother of God...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1276
Isaac(saint)
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography: Isaac was the bishop
of Karka .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1277
Isaac(saint, 753-756 )
Names: IsaacISAACIn hagiography The patriarch Isaac became bishop of Ḥarran by the protection of the governor of the al Jazira ʿ Abd Allāh Issac became...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1278
Isaiah(saint, 625 )
Names: IsaiahISAÏEIn hagiography Isaiah was a bishop of Edessa He was named with the approval of the Persians who occupied the city He refused to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1279
Isaiah of Aleppo — ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܠܒܝܐ
(saint, 350 )
Names: Eshaʿyā ḤālābāyāIsaiah of AleppoʾĪšaʾyā ḤālābāyāIsaïe d’AlepISAÏE D'ALEPShaʿyaŠA'YAIsaiah of Aleppo was a saint said to be the last survivor of the disciples of Mar Awgin and some traditions attribute the composition...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1280
Isaiah the
Egyptian(saint, d. 488)
Names: Isaiah the
EgyptianISAÏE L'ÉGYPTIENIn hagiography Isaiah was an ascetic from Scetis who founded a monastery in Gaza His life was written by Zachariah the Rhetor He was...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1281
Isidore(saint)
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isodore was an abbot and the
teacher of Moses the
Black .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1282
Isidore(saint, 650 )
Names: IsidoreISODOREIn hagiography: Isidore was the bishop
of Ḥarran .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1283
Ishoʿsabran — ܝܫܘܥܣܒܪܢ
(saint, d. 621)
Names: IshōʾsabranIshoʿsabranIsho'sawranĪšōʾsabranIsho‘sabranĪŠŌ'SAWRĀNĪšōʿsawrān was a Zoroastrian Convert and later martyr from Erbil whose life was written by Īšōʿyaw III of Adiabene His life speaks a great...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1284
Ishoʿyahb(saint, d. 685)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb became a monk of Mount Izla According to legend he founded a convent in a place where Kurds were supposed to...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1285
Ishoʿyahb(saint)
Names: IshoʿyahbĪŠŌ'YAWIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb was a
Catholicos.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1286
Ishoʿyahb of
Arzun(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
ArzunĪŠŌ'YAW D'ARZUNIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Arzun was a
Patriarch of the Church of the East.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1287
Ishoʿyahb of
Gdala(saint)
Names: Ishoʿyahb of
GdalaĪŠŌ'YAW D'GDĀLAIn hagiography: Ishoʿyahb of Gdala was an
East Syriac patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1288
Ishoʿyahb bar
Qusre(saint, 500-600 )
Names: Ishoʿyahb bar
QusreĪŠŌ'YAW BAR QUSRÉIn hagiography Ishoʿyahb bar Qusre was a monk from a monastery in the region of Adiabene He founded a church which became the church...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1289
Israel of
Kashkar(saint, d. 872)
Names: Israel of
KashkarISRAËLIn hagiography Israel of Kashkar was the bishop of Kashkar and was later elected patriarch but he was assassinated during the performance of the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1290