SPEAR Factoids about Education

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event: Brothers and sisters came from Cappadocia to educate Thomas and his wife in religion. Many followed Thomas in selling their possessions. Thomas devoted himself to an ascetic life. See factoid page

event: Thomas bought books from Alexandria and spices from Edessa. See factoid page

event: The Brother and Sister of Peter taught the people they held as slaves the psalms, prayers, and liturgy of the hours. See factoid page

event: In 488/9 A. Gr. 800 The School of the Persians was removed from Edessa . See factoid page

event: John received religious training as a boy at the monastery of Zuknin. See factoid page

event: Šnq purchased expensive educations for Thomas at Berytus and Antioch. See factoid page

event: Severus recalled that Epiphanius had been brought up in the monasteries of Perga, practicing a life of virginity. See factoid page

event: Addai and Abraham taught psalms to the monks in their monasteries. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Education,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/education.html, 2023-03-23T16:35:06.652-04:00.

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