SPEAR Factoids about Bread
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/bread
event: Many began to flock to Mare for a blessing, and they were amazed at his prayer and dress. Mare refused to eat anything that was not produced by the labour of his hands. See factoid page
event: Thomas and Maria and their sons committed themselves to a diet of only fruit and some grain, tasting bread and wine only when absolutely necessary. See factoid page
event: When the community was at Mar Mama, a miracle occurred, where those affected by famine were fed by unending bread at the monastery after the fathers had prayed. See factoid page
event: Simeon cooks and lays out food, wine, an inscribed tablet in his cell to welcome strangers. See factoid page
How to cite:
“Keyword Page for Bread,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/bread.html, 2023-03-23T12:35:45.663-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Miracles
- Fasting
- Prayer
- Bread
- Monastic heads
- Poor
- Monasteries
- Monks
- Monasticism
- Anchorites
- Food
- Blessing
- Pilgrimage
- Dress
- Cooks - cocus
- Wine
- Inscriptions
- Asceticism
- Families
Related person(s)
- Monks of Amida
- Mara the Solitary — ܡܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
- Simeon the Solitaire — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
- Thomas the Armenian — ܬܐܘܡܐ
- Maria the Armenian - ܡܐܪܝܐ