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Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 449) Names: PethionPÉṮIŌNPeṯyōnPéthionMâr PéthionSt PethionIn hagiography Pethion was a Zoroastrian convert who with his uncle the monk Yazdin preached in the region of the lower Zab His hagiography...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1410
Pethion of Dasen(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Pethion of DasenPÉṮIŌN DE DĀSENIn hagiography: Pethion was a monk and a founder of a convent north of the Greater Zab .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1411
Pharkia(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: PharkiaPHARKIAIn hagiography: Pharkia was a scribe mentioned by Rabban Saliba .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1412
Peter of Alexandria(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 311) Names: Peter of AlexandriaPeterPierre d’AlexandriePIERREIn hagiography: Peter of Alexandria was the seventeenth bishop of Antioch . He was martyred under the emperor Maximinus .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1413
Peter of Antioch(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, - 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 (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: RubenRUBENIn hagiography: Ruben was a monk and perhaps a stylite of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1431
Rubil — ܪܘܒܝܠ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 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