SPEAR Factoids about Marriage

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Conon about the marriage of Conon's daughter. He merely recommended that she be given in marriage to someone of orthodox faith. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Alypius on the subject of him unlawfully dismissing his wife. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-520 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to John and John on the subjects of whether or not non-Chalcedonian exiles in Egypt should take communion; and the question of what to do about Epimachus , a devout man ordained to the clergy but who had entered into a second marriage; and questions about the ordination of deacons and deaconesses in monasteries. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Theodore cautioning him against entering the monastic life unless his wife also agreed to do the same. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to the monastery of Mar Bassus urging them to remove a monk from their monastery who unlawfully abandoned his wife and children when he entered the monastery. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Anonymous 3721 on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page

event: Because the woman was very beautiful, many of the men of Amida sought to sleep with her. When they could not prevail against her, they petitioned the governor of Amida to arrest her. The young man cried out in a loud voice that the woman was his wife. See factoid page

event: Tribunus resists marriage fearing that such a worldly attachment would lead to sin and the begetting of children who would sin and die. See factoid page

event: John followed the man and woman, hoping to find out their identity. When he found them John took an oath to protect the secret of their marriage and holiness. The woman spoke to John about the sin and evil of the world, bringing him to teras and repentance. See factoid page

event: Between 519 and 538, Severus sent a letter to Georgia, daughter of Anastasia expressing the merits of coming to marriage as an adult. See factoid page

event: Anastasia and her husband were ashamed that their daughter had not yet been married. See factoid page

event: Severus encourages Georgia to glory in her unmarried state, because time will make her more mature, wise, and intelligent, allowing her to be a greater help, model, and encouragement to her husband. See factoid page

event: Elijah took a wife, who bore him sons and one daughter, who would become a nun. See factoid page

event: Mary rejected the marriage arranged by her parents and entered a monastery. See factoid page

event: John wrote a letter to Severus about the marriage of Conon's daughter. See factoid page

event: Euphemia took a husband and had one daughter, who was trained in religion. See factoid page

event: Between 519 to 535, Severus wrote a letter to Caesaria concerning falsified letters and the good of Christian marriage. See factoid page

event: Procopius prophesied the death of Theophilus's parents. He and Maria committed themselves to the teaching of Procopius, refusing to consummate their marriage and concealling their secret. See factoid page

event: In response to Caesarea's desire to leave her marriage to live a sanctified life, Severus encourages her to remain in her marriage, stating that to leave her husband even for pure reasons would be a grave sin, and that great glory is given to God by faithful wives and mothers. See factoid page

event: Sometime during his episcopacy Severus of Antioch received a petition from Stephen, a deacon in Antaradus requesting the intervention of Severus in the case of Leontius who had been removed from the sacred tables for taking a second wife after his ordination as a deacon but allowed to keep ministering. Stephen opposed his lifestyle and his attempts to become head deacon. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3721 sent a letter to Severus of Antioch on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page

event: When Mare was thirty, he went against his family's wish for him to marry by committing himself to the Lord. See factoid page

event: After thirty years of celibate marriage and shared asceticism with Sosiana , John died. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Abba on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page

event: Abba sent a letter to Severus of Antioch on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Marriage,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/marriage.html, 2023-03-23T12:35:55.247-04:00.

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