SPEAR Factoids about Economics

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event: Elijah,Theodore, and their sisters moved from Amida to Melitene in Cappadocia, establishing their business to divide their income among the poor and needy. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Antoninus bishop of Berrhoea about forms of worship, Church property, and treatment of the Jews. See factoid page

event: Severus assured Antoninus that he would do everything in his power to ensure that the estates near Beth Remsha would remain in the Church's possession. See factoid page

event: Theodore and Elijah committed their business to the glory of God, serving the poor and strangers, practicing their businesses without oaths or corruption. See factoid page

event: Five years after the Council of Chalcedon, when the monastery at Fardaisa was brought to indigence, the brothers approached Addai in his exile. To recover financially, they began planting vineyards throughout the mountains east of Anzetene. Merchants from Cappadocia, who would go as far Syria to buy wine. Selling wine allowed Addai to begin feeding the poor again. See factoid page

event: God saw the integrity of Theodore and Elijah and blessed them immensely, expanding their business to many regions and increasing their salaries each year. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Economics,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/economics.html, 2023-03-23T16:36:26.983-04:00.

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