SPEAR Factoids about Martyrdom

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Andrew on the subject of . See factoid page

event: John was captured and brought to Antioch, where he was tortured and killed by Ephraim of Amida . See factoid page

event: In 420/1 A. Gr. 732 Jacob the Mutilated suffered martyrdom. See factoid page

event: After 28 October A. D. 457 28 Teshri I A. Gr. 769 Nonos built the House of Martyrs to Mar Cosmas and Mar Damian . See factoid page

event: Abraham calmed the angry mob and sent them away by telling them that he would examine Sergius inside the church. Once inside, Abraham and Anonymi 3689 beat Sergius severely before shaving off his hair, which marked his ascetic profession, and putting him in irons in order to transport him to the monastery of 'Tryz. See factoid page

event: Euphemia completed thirty-five years in the course of perfection -- thirty administering to saints and five in persecution, which led to martyrdom. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3618 refused to renounce Christianity and were put to the sword. They became martyrs. See factoid page

event: John Chrysostom commemorated women who died by suicide in the face of persecution: Pelagia, Domnina, Prosdocia, and Berenice. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Martyrdom,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/martyrdom.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:00.279-04:00.

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