SPEAR Factoids about Monasteries

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event: Simeon was a recluse who lived in a walled monastery. He spent much of his time standing on a wall in order to fulfill two purposes: seclusion and the entertainment of strangers. He began living as a recluse in 483. See factoid page

event: After leaving Thella, John returned to his former convent in the city of Callinicius. See factoid page

event: The persecution came and the convents had all their poroperty taken from them, so Hala could no longer assist the poor. See factoid page

event: Thomas, Stephen, and Zwtʾ departed from the Convent of John Urtaya after two years and headed toward Egypt. See factoid page

event: The community was expelled from the convent at Thella d Thuthe , so they returned to the monastery of the Poplars. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3675 established a monastery in Beth Bar 'rubtha. See factoid page

event: Mar Samuel, prior to founding Mar Samuel Convent, visited the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

event: Kawad, King of Persia attacked the City of Amida, slaughtered many people, took captives, and razed the Convent of John Urtaya in the year 502/3 A. Gr. 814 See factoid page

event: John completed twenty-five years in the monastery before the monks were assailed by heresy. See factoid page

event: Another old man, named Paul of Arzen, related the history of the Convent of John Urtaya to John of Ephesus. See factoid page

event: Bar Nbyl planted the monastery in Fytr . See factoid page

event: John went into exile with thirty loyal monks See factoid page

event: Convents are overcome, defeated, and driven out of Amida See factoid page

event: Thomas and his wife built a monastery. See factoid page

event: Ephraim began to persecute the community, so that they were divided over the territories of Edessa, Samosata, Izla, Melitene, Perrhe, and ʿArab. See factoid page

event: When Habib was 10 years old, he entered the monastery in Fytr , under the direction of Bar Nbyl. 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: After building many monasteries in exile,the community returned to their convents in Amida. See factoid page

event: After Bar Nbyl lived 90 years, he died, leaving the monastery in Fytr to Habib. See factoid page

event: Symy prophesied many things that came to pass, including his own death three and a half years after assuming the office of archimandrite. See factoid page

event: Before the Convent of John Urtaya was established there were a collection of huts on the site, named after Mar Afwrsm. See factoid page

event: Elijah, Theodore, and their sisters decided to expand their ministry to the maltreated and persecuted believers in Syria, Arabia, Callinicus, selling everything that they owned. See factoid page

event: The persecution was renewed through the descent of Ephraim and all of the convents were expelled in 536. See factoid page

event: A dispute between Antipater and the monks had been settled by the magistrates. See factoid page

event: Abba and Anonymi 3677 were expelled from the Convent of the Poplars and took up residence in the Convent of Nut in the village of 'Bdhyr. 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: A group exiled of monks welcome everyone in the village of Hzyn. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 530 and 536, in the month of November,a stranger came to the convent outside of Amida . Dirty and worn out,he stood at vespers and at table without speaking. See factoid page

event: When Theodore took his monastic vows he considered entering the the house of the saintly presbyter Theodore but chose not to do so. See factoid page

event: Mar John built a hut near the huts of Mar Afwrsm in the year 700 See factoid page

event: Severus commanded the brothers to compel Stephen to accept the position of bishop over the Anasarthians. See factoid page

event: Abraham, Cyriac, Barhadbshabba, and Sergius helped John of Ephesus build ninety-two churches and ten monasteries in four provinces with the help of the heavenly power. See factoid page

event: Many of the persecuted convent leaders and bishops flocked to Thomas, so John targeted him in the persecution. See factoid page

event: John Urtaya's fame spread far and wide, attracting many followers including two excellent scribes from the Convent of Edessa at Amida, Samuel and Jonathan. See factoid page

event: The God-loving bishops of Antioch thought it necessary to warn the bishop of Epiphania , the bishop of Arethusa , and the bishop of Rhaphania about the monastic-heads and leaders who have broken communion with the orthodox. See factoid page

event: A group of people from Persia approached Habib with two sick women, one demon-possessed, and one who was barren. Both were healed by the holy man, the barren woman concieving a son and bringing him to the monastery for baptism. See factoid page

event: Because of the persecution of John, Thomas and his followers departed from Armenia. Travelling to the district of Claudias, Thomas build two monasteries on a mountain overlooking the Euphrates. See factoid page

event: Between 514 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Solon, bishop of Seleucia in Isauria about conflicts over bishops in his diocese. See factoid page

event: Thomas died in the royal city and was buried in the monastery of Mar Mama. Maria died at the same time in Armenia. See factoid page

event: A blessed man enters the monastery. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to archimandrite of the monastery of Bassus about a controversy surrounding a corrupt bishop of Apamea. See factoid page

event: Habib died, leaving the monastery to Z'ura. See factoid page

event: After a dispute with Hilarian about a monastery and a presumptuous and illeagl forging of signatures by Callistus, Paul fled to the royal city. See factoid page

event: During the time that Jonathan and Samuel lived with Mar John Urtaya, they learned a great deal about asceticism and the Christian faith. The convent flourished, buildings were established, and the brotherhood grew to fifty in number. See factoid page

event: Sergius was greatly distressed by the treatment of believers by the persecutors and wept unceasingly in the presence of Maro, who had given him refuge. See factoid page

event: When the community was at Mar Mama, a miracle occurred, where those affected by famine were fed by unending bread at the monastery after the fathers had prayed. See factoid page

event: After the Council of Chalcedon , John was expelled from Gaza, and traveled into Alexandria, finally settling in the Ennaton. See factoid page

event: Addai and Abraham founded twelve monasteries over the course of twenty-five years.. See factoid page

event: The Convent treated all men kindly, zealously feeding, washing, and providing for the poor. See factoid page

event: A tower was erected in Mars Menas for protection, in which the women who followed Susan dwelt and made a living from the labor of their hands. See factoid page

event: Jonathan, who had left the monastery while John Urtaya was still alive, returned after his death and lived in a brotherly fashion with Samuel. See factoid page

event: While in the convent the man refused to sleep during the night while others were awake, and during service he would lie on the floor crying, leading the archimandrite question him. See factoid page

event: Five years after the Council of Chalcedon, when the monastery at Fardaisa was brought to indigence, the brothers approached Addai in his exile. To recover financially, they began planting vineyards throughout the mountains east of Anzetene. Merchants from Cappadocia, who would go as far Syria to buy wine. Selling wine allowed Addai to begin feeding the poor again. See factoid page

event: Theodora commissioned the refurbishing of the palace of Hormisdas so that Anonymi 3771 could live there as in a monastery, performing acts of prayer and asceticism. See factoid page

event: When the old man came to the convent, the leaders wanted to give him a place of honor. Instead, he chose to sit at the lowest table, refusing even to bless the food. See factoid page

event: Shortly after Sergius established the monastery of Qlwfyte, his adversaries came to pull it down. Sergius told his enemies that he would rebuild it each time it was destroyed, so they finally left him alone. Sergius rebuilt the monastery of Qlwfyte and invited Simeon to stay with him. Sergius died after Simeon's arrival. See factoid page

event: The Convent of John Urtaya was founded in 388/9 A. Gr. 700 See factoid page

event: The community was too large for the convent of the Poplars, so they constructed several buildings and homes. See factoid page

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

event: Before taking small bites of food or small sips of drink, the poor man would recite silent prayers. See factoid page

event: The Convent of John Urtaya closed in 566/7 A. Gr. 878 See factoid page

event: The archimandrite approached the man about his actions. Attending vespers, he began to cry because of his humility and sinfulness before God. See factoid page

event: John describes the lengthy process by which men enter the monastery of Anonymous 3762. After one month of testing they may become penitents, after three months they many be partially tonsured and wear a limited monastic habit. Only after three years they may become monks, fully tonsured and wearing the complete habit. See factoid page

event: After dinner, the man began to weep. During evening worship, he appeared to sleep on his rug, crying throughout the night. See factoid page

event: A monastery was built at the site of Paul's cave. See factoid page

event: The great senior Mar Samuel Archpresbyter dwelled in the Convent of John Urtaya during the time of its prosperity until the year 538/9 A. Gr. 850 See factoid page

event: Speaking with the archimandrite,the man decided to stay in the convent for the winter. He continued in his silence and weeping, garnering the appreciation of the brothers, who were encouraged by him. See factoid page

event: Maro and Anonymi 3665 felt ashamed once they learned of Susan's plan to remove herself and Anonymi 3662 to the desert and offered to build them an enclosed monastery with a tower within the village, so that they could be isolated but remain close to the other holy men and women who travelled to be near her. Susan reluctantly agreed. 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: Thomas went to the Monastery of John Urtaya, where his sister Cosmo found him and pleaded with him to come home. He refused and remained at the monastery. See factoid page

event: At beginning of the reign of Justinian,the community was allowed to return to their destroyed monastery. And they began to restore their convents. See factoid page

event: Caesaria builds a monastery for men and a monastery for women. See factoid page

event: John of Ephesus was involved in bringing about the conversion from paganism to Christianity of eighty thousand people in the provinces of Asia, Caria, Phrygia, and Lydia. This involved the founding of ninety-eight churches and twelve monasteries and the conversion of twelve synagogues to churches. See factoid page

event: The old man continuously asked the archimandrite of the Amida convent for a dismissal. Curious, John asks the man about his eating, sleeping, and prayer habits. He eats and prays the way he does out of recognition of human sinfulness. See factoid page

event: Mare built a monastery. See factoid page

event: Abraham II gave half of the land that he received from King Zeno to the brothers of the Monastery of Zuknin. See factoid page

event: Stephen saw that Thomas was residing in Monastery of John Urtaya and decided to join him, as did another monk who served under Mare, named Zota. All three men dwelled in the Monastery of John Urtaya for two years. See factoid page

event: The Convent of John Urtaya grew to include 400 brothers. See factoid page

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