SPEAR Factoids about Memory

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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: Cosmo,seeing that the woman was beautiful like a pearl, took her away from the governor's men. Weeping, she asked Cosmo to pray for her. 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: When Theophilus was 15 and tending horses, he saw an incredible light coming out of the stable. Inside, he saw an old man flinging himself into the dung, so that the light was overcome with darkness. Theophilus pressed the old man about the light. See factoid page

event: Theophilus and Maria made John promise to conceal their secret, or else they would leave Amida. See factoid page

event: After one year,Theophilus and Maria left Amida, leaving John behind. See factoid page

event: John moved to Constantinople because of a spiritual loss that consistently brought him to tears. See factoid page

event: Zacharias bound a cord around his hand containing three knots. The first was to remind him to guard his thoughts. The second was to remind him to keep God in his mind. The third was to remind him to keep the commandments of God. 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: In his tears and sighs,the blessed man prophecied that he would die in three days. While on his deathbed, he shared with the brothers that he had been thirty-nine years since he had taken his monastic vows, asking for their prayers and blessings. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Memory,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/memory.html, 2023-03-23T12:36:20.142-04:00.

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