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In hagiography: John the Egyptian or the mourner was the student and compatriot of Mar Awgin. He lived as a solitary on Mount Qardu. He converted the pagans there. He built and was buried at a monastery called Ḥlahlaḥ which was renamed after him.

Names

  • John the Egyptian
  • JEAN L'EGYPTIEN1
  • Jean l’Égyptien, disciple de saint Eugène2
  • John the Mourner

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  • 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 244.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1814.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 FieyNisibep: 197-99., p: 197-99.
  • 4 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: VI, p: 353.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record

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