John the Arab - [ Syriac Not Available ]
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In hagiography: John
the Arab was a monk who originally was from a rich family in Ḥirta. He studied at
Nisibis, went
to Mount Sinjar,
and became a shepherd. He found a place on Mount Izla, and he
performed many miracles. Many fought over his relics after his death, and a
monastery was built over his remains near the
monastery of Mar
Awgin.
Names
Floruit
300-400
Attestation
John the Arab is commemorated in John the
Arab (text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/1884]
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2
Notes
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 238.
- 2 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1843.
- 3 FieyNisibep: 154-57., p: 154-57.
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