SPEAR Factoids about Altars
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/altars
event: Theodora allowed John to stay in a great mansion. Here John set up altars to encourage exiled Christians. See factoid page
event: Abraham, Cyriac, Barhadbshabba, and Sergius abolished paganism, overthrew idolatry, uprooted altars, destroyed shrines, and cut down trees in ardent religious zeal in the high mountainous region of Asia. See factoid page
event: Paul made an altar and a chapel in his cave. See factoid page
How to cite:
“Keyword Page for Altars,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/altars.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:21.151-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Holy places
- Altars
- Clergy
- Persecution
- Illness
- Exile
- Idolatry
- Traditional religions
- Sacred site
- Temples
Related person(s)
- Paul the Mourner — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܐܒܝܠܐ
- Theodora, Roman empress — ܡܠܟܬܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ
- John of Hephaestopolis — ܝܘܚܢܢ
- Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
- Cyriacus — ܩܘܪܝܩܐ
- Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ
- Sergius — ܣܪܓܝܣ