Febronia of Nisibis - ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ

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Febronia of Nisibis was a martyr and nun who lived in a convent near Nisibis. She was renown for her beauty, learning, asceticism, and bravery. She was martyred for refusing to marry a pagan statesman. She is venerated in the Syriac, Latin, and Greek traditions.

Names

  • ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ1
  • Febronia of Nisibis
  • Febronia
  • FEBRONIA2
  • Fébronie1
  • Pēḇrōnīyā1
  • St Febronia11

Floruit

310

Notes

There is an English translation of the life.7
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 147, 1923.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 160.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 PeetersMartyrologep: 155, 187., p: 155, 187.
  • 4 R. AubertDHGEvol: XVI, col: col.791-93., vol: XVI, col: col.791-93.
  • 5 FieyNisibep: 20-21., p: 20-21.
  • 6 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: V, p: 508-509.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 Brock-HarveyHoly Womenp: 152-76., p: 152-76.
  • 8 A Meeting of Hypatia of Alexandria with St. Febronia of Nisibis in the Life of Sts. David, Symeon and George of LesbosA Meeting Culture: Studies in Honor of Alice-Mary TalbotThe Medieval Mediterranean
  • 9 Images de femmes dans l’hagiographie syriaqueÉtudes syriaques
  • 10 Against the Eternity of the Stars: Disputation and Christian Philosophy in Late Sasanian MesopotamiaAtti dei convegni Lincei
  • 11 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Febronia.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Febronia of Nisibis — ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1240.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Febronia of Nisibis — ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ .”, edited by ., edited by Nathan P. Gibson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1240.

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  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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