John the Almsgiver - ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
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John the Almsgiver
was a Melkite patriarch of Alexandria who was celebrated for his generosity to the
poor. His life was also translated into Syriac. He had a wife and two
children.
Names
- ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ1
- John the Almsgiver
- JEAN L'AUMÔNIER2
- Jean l’Aumônier (résumé)1
- Jean l’Aumônier, év. d’Alexandrie1
- Yōḥanān mraḥmānā1
- Yuḥanān Mraḥmānā
Death
619
Event
The saint is venerated on 11/12/2014.
2
Attestations
John the
Almsgiver is commemorated in John the Almsgiver
(text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/1627]
.
2
John the
Almsgiver is commemorated in John the Almsgiver
(text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/346]
.
2
Notes
Status: draft
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1548, 126.
- 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 239.
- 3 AMSvol: IV, p: 303-35., vol: IV, p: 303-35.
- 4 Paul Peeters and Société de Bollandistes, Bibliotheca hagiographica orientalis (1910)., entry: 511.
- 5 Jules Baudot, Léon Chaussin and Benedictines, Vies des saints et des bienheureux selon l'ordre du calendrier: avec
l'historique des fêtes (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1935)., vol: I, section: 23 January, p: 459-66.
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ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1308.
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Bibliography:
Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ .”, 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/1308.About this Entry
Entry Title: John the Almsgiver — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ
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- Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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- Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
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