SPEAR Factoids about Illness

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event: A presbyter in the village of Pessinus became sick by possession of a demon, causing him to wander around the countryside. See factoid page

: Aaron had sore diseases and lost his loin to gangrene. See factoid page

: Hala was feeble and fell into a serious illness caused by his asceticism. See factoid page

event: Aaron had a surgery, placing a tube of lead to allow him to urinate and treated with medication. Then he was healed. Allowing him to live for another 18 years. See factoid page

event: Convicted,John resolved to perform ordinations, journeying into the city under the pretext of illnesses and seeing physicians. His cause was made known to the queen. See factoid page

event: Unlike Šnq who was cruel and rapacious, Thomas devoted his life to the poor, sick, widowed, and orphaned. See factoid page

event: Theodora allowed John to stay in a great mansion. Here John set up altars to encourage exiled Christians. See factoid page

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: With regard to the mutilation of Thomas, Severus advises Aurelius to allow him his priestly office if the mutilation was performed by a physician because of an illness, but to deny him if Thomas mutilated himself. See factoid page

event: Severus also wrote to Cassian, advocating the view that Thomas's mutilation was medicinal. See factoid page

event: John confronted Theodora about the corrupt bishops and the persecution of Christians. Theodora, angry, sought to punish the jealous bishops, but relented after John interceded on their behalf. She commanded John to cease his ordinations, something he was glad to do due to a growing illness. See factoid page

event: In reference to Thomas, Severus refutes Cassian's blaming of the mutilation on the corrupt bishop Julian, suggesting instead that Thomas be allowed to remain in the clergy on the condition that the accident was due to illness performed by a physician. See factoid page

event: Confronting a man possessed by Satan,Habib returned to the monastery in order to pray. God answered Habib's prayer by striking the demon-possessed man with sickness. See factoid page

event: After a time,John feigned illness again as a pretense to travel around the empire to ordain more priests. He travelled to Cyprus,Caesarea,Rhodes,Tralles,Chios,Alexandria,and Palestine. See factoid page

event: Habib sent his disciple Z'ura to pray over the demon-possessed man, who then died, his injustices being undone. See factoid page

event: Rufinus, who had brought a letter from the Master of Offices to Severus summoning him to Heraclea, was unable to bring back the response because of a disease of the eyes. See factoid page

event: In 542 a great plague his the empire and everyone was in perturbation and doubt and confusion. Mare, in affliction and sorrow, occupied himself to fervant prayer. See factoid page

event: Severus fell ill and traveled to Ksoi where he died. See factoid page

event: Over the next forty years Sergius grew ill and frail in his enclosure. See factoid page

event: Habib encountered a demon possessed woman, and he healed her. Over time Habib fell ill, and the demon returned to haunt him. He rebuked the demon, who then left for good. See factoid page

event: John of Ephesus visited Sergius in his later years and received a blessing from him as he wept over what he stated was his unworthiness to serve Christ. Sergius continued to receive visitors in his old age, despite his illness. See factoid page

event: Hala was a monk who cared for the sick and the needs of the strangers. See factoid page

: Sergius was ill and frail towards the end of his life. See factoid page

event: Cosmas resigned from his bishopric on account of blasphemy and sickness. See factoid page

event: When Cosmas fell ill, he petitioned Severus several times to go visit him. See factoid page

event: Deacon Elijah suggested to Severus that Cosmas wanted him to visit in order to repent and receive the oblation from bishop,so Severus went begrudgingly, not even greeting Cosmas when he came to him. See factoid page

event: Justinian fell ill and Theodora hid him while she convinced Zeʿora to heal the emperor. See factoid page

event: Cosmas did not repent before Severus but merely wanted to engage in conversation, prompting Severus to leave in disgust. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch used to take poor, old, and sick people at night and bathe and anoint them, mend and change the clothes of the needy, provide them drink and small coins, and them take them back to their place. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3629 fell ill and died after his confrontation with Maro. See factoid page

event: Stephen intended to live an ascetic life, but he was sickly and feeble of body. See factoid page

: Stephen was sickly and feeble of body. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch taught Anonymi 3652 to care for the poor, aged, and sick by carrying things with them from their houses or work produce. Many of these became enthusiastic about this labor. See factoid page

event: After six years of living in the pit, Thomas's trials left him physically ill and infirm. See factoid page

event: Many of the great and eminent men of Antioch disguised themselves in poor apparel, carried the chairs of the sick and poor, and provided for them according to their ability. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Illness,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/illness.html, 2023-03-23T12:33:51.603-04:00.

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