SPEAR Factoids about Cult of saints

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Stephen on the subject of reading the lives of saints. See factoid page

event: The number of visitors to the holy men in the palace of Hormisdas resulted in the floor collapsing. Thanks to the prayers of the saints and the mercy of God, no one was injured. See factoid page

event: Stephen sent a letter to Severus requesting a historical treatment of the life of Simeon the Stylite. The letter was carried by Sergius. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3767 attempted to comfort Harfat and convince him that he should not consume himself with weeping and contrition. She also built him a hut for shelter. See factoid page

event: John of Ephesus visited Harfat to learn about his asceticism and to urge him to moderate its severity, especially his use of heavy chains. See factoid page

event: Andrew made a way for the freewomen to visit the bones of Peter. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3720 began to observe the poor man Priscus because of his sanctity. He saw him engaged in prayer with fire and lightening coming from his face and fled in terror. See factoid page

event: Even those who disagreed with the Christology of Anonymi 3771 marveled at their asceticism and came to the palace of Hormisdas to venerate them. Some even renounced the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

event: Theodora convinced Justinian to preserve the palace of Hormisdas as a monastery for non-Chalcedonians and he continued to do so even after her death. Justinian upheld this commitment until his death in 565 A. D. 877 A. Gr. . See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Cult of saints,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/cult-of-saints.html, 2023-03-23T12:36:13.843-04:00.

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