Ganni of Hirta
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Ganni of Hirta; GANNI DE ḤĪRA
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1246
identifier: 167
In hagiography: Ganni of Ḥirta or Rabban Haya was a monk from Beth Aramaye. He sold everything he had and gave his possessions to the poor. He became a disciple of Mar Abraham on Mount Izla. Simeon of Taybutha praised his virtues, and this may have inspired the composition of the Liber Castitatis.
floruit: 550
male
state: Saint
Saints Syriaques GANNI DE ḤĪRA 167
Le livre de la chasteté 10 28
Chronique de Seert II 133
Fiey Assyrie chrétienne III 157, 161, 165
J.M. Fiey BSO I 971