George the Martyr, Anthony the General, and Alexandra the Queen (text) - ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܥܕ̈ܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܓܢ ܗܘܝ̈: ܘܫܝܢܐ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ ܥܠ ܣܓܘܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܡܠܟ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܟܝܡܘܢܐ ܕܣܬܘܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܕܚܢܦܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܩܡ̣ ܗܘ̣ܐ.”
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“Alors que les Églises du Christ resplendissaient dans la foi de la vérité et que la paix régnait en tous lieux sur les adorateurs du Christ, les rois impies firent se lever une tempête violente contre les chrétiens en tout lieu.”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ: ܡܛܠ ܐܬ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܬܥܪ ܒܐܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ. ܐܬܟܠܠ ܕܝܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܢܝܣܢ ܝܪܚܐ: ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ: ܒܬܫܥ ܫܥ̈ܝܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ: ܐܢܐ ܦܘܣܝܩܪܝܛܘܣ... ܘܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ... ܐܡܝܢ.”
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“Et beaucoup crurent dans le Dieu vivant, à cause des miracles accomplis par les mains de saint Georges. Or le bienheureux serviteur du Christ Georges fut couronné le vendredi vingt-quatre Nîsan à neuf heures. Ces mémoires du bienheureux, moi Pasicrate… et dans le royaume du Seigneur… Amen.”
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Editions
Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., vol: 1, : p. 277-300 + variantes p. 527-528.
(Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)
Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms de Mésopotamie ? + coll. d’un ms du Vatican ? + variantes du ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, syr. 75 (Sachau 222), f. 226-234v
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ms Vatican, Syr. 161, f. 176-181
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ms Vatican, Borg. Syr. 39, f. 16-23
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ms Aqra, Bibliothèque épiscopale chaldéenne, cod. 54 (Vosté), cah. 10, f. 8v - cah. 12, f. 5v
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ms Aqra, Bibliothèque épiscopale chaldéenne, cod. 55 (Vosté), cah. 5, f. 9v - cah. 7, f. 7v
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mss Dawra, Monastère chaldéen, cod. 623 (olim Alqosh, Monastère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 213 Vosté), cah. 18, p. 3 - cah. 19, p. 20
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mss Dawra, Monastère chaldéen, cod. 628 (olim Alqosh, Monastère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 214 Vosté), cah. 30 p. 1 - cah. 31 p. 6
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mss Dawra, Monastère chaldéen, cod. 629 (olim Alqosh, Monastère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 216 Vosté), f. 307-330 + 635, f. 15-23 + 637
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ms Londres, British Library, Or. 4404, f. 16-24v
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ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, or. quart. 1051 (Assfalg 25), f. 128v (mutilé de la fin)
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ms Saint-Pétersbourg, Académie des Sciences, Institut d’Études orientales, Fonds Diettrich cod. d (Pigulevskaya 50), f. 72v-84
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ms Birmingham, Selly Oak College Library, Coll. Mingana, Syr. 85, f. 19-30
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ms Birmingham, Selly Oak College Library, Coll. Mingana, Syr. 593, f. 16v-25v
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ms Damas, Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe, cod. 12/18 (olim ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. 19), f. 78v-81
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 28.
Status: draft
Relationships
George the Martyr, Anthony the General, and Alexandra the Queen (text) commemorates (3) records.
Alexandra, queen - ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ(
saint)
Names: Alēksandrā malkthāʾĀlēḵsandrā malḵṯāla reine Alexandra Alexandra queen is commemorated in George the Martyr Antony the Soldier and Alexandra the Queen text a work surviving in at least 14...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1850

George - ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ(
saint, 310 )
Names: GewargīsGīwargīsGeorgesGeorge the MartyrGeorges (reliques) Gewargīs is commemorated in The Relics of George text a work surviving in at least 1 manuscript ms Aqra Bibliothèque épiscopale chaldéenne cod...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1749

Anthony the General - ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ(
saint)
Names: Anṭōnīnōs EsṭrāṭēlāṭīsʾAnṭōnīnōs 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
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See Also
- BHS: 28
- BHO: 312
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “George the Martyr, Anthony the General, and Alexandra the Queen (text) — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ .” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org, 2016-. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/249.About this Entry
Entry Title: George the Martyr, Anthony the General, and Alexandra the Queen (text) — ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ
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- Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
- Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
- Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
- Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne