SPEAR Factoids about Monks

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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 Stephen promoting the ordination of the kinsman of Marinus and discussing the monk John. See factoid page

event: Betwen 521 and 531, Severus wrote a letter to Simeon the Presbyter about those who gave up the lifestyle of Simeon the Stylite. See factoid page

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

event: Theodosius and the rest of the bishops were sent into exile. Along with three hundred clergy and saint Zura, they travelled to a fortress called Dereus in Thrace. They were supported in the court by Empress Theodora. See factoid page

event: Close to death,the blessed man went into the vestry to pray. After a while,the archimandrite entered to find the man praying on his mat, as if he was asleep. As the Archimandrite spoke,the man gave up his soul to God. 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

occupation: Abraham III was a monk. See factoid page

event: After John spent some time in the convent, supporters of the council of Chalcedon expelled all the monks and bishops. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3784 was a monk at the Monastery of Romanus. See factoid page

occupation: Father Poemen was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3526 was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Sergius was a monk. See factoid page

event: After 10 years of persecution because of the council of Chalcedon, bishops were afraid to ordain more priests and encourage more persecution. See factoid page

occupation: Cosmiana was a archimandritess. See factoid page

event: After spending five years with Paul,Mare exceeded his teacher in prayer, asceticism, and moderation. Many criticized Mare for the severity of his practices. See factoid page

occupation: Epimachus was a monk. See factoid page

event: Abraham comes to Constantinople to petition John of Ephesus to become a monk. He experiences a period of probation before being accepted. See factoid page

occupation: Stephen was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Zacharias was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3676 was a monk. See factoid page

event: John, unafraid of persecution, challenged the bishops and volunteered to perform ordinations. See factoid page

event: While staying with Paul,Mare was tired of being pestered by his family, so he left Syria and journeyed to Egypt and Thebais, where he went to and fro in the desert with the saints, observing the prayer practices of monks and solitaries. See factoid page

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

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

event: Hala was brought to a community gathered by the queen at her palace called Hormisda. See factoid page

event: After a period of some years, Zwtʾ and Daniel were also accepted as deacons See factoid page

occupation: Aaron was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Paul was a monk. See factoid page

event: Followers of the Council of Chalcedon expelled Christians from Alexandria and Mare from his desert cell. On account of the persecution,Mare resolved to travel to Constantinople to err his grievacnes with the king and queen. See factoid page

occupation: Sergius was an archimandrite of the convent called that of the house of Mar Gyln, in the territory of the city of Amida. 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: Elijah,Theodore, and their sisters turned their home into a hospice for the needy, practicing asceticism, fasting, praying, reading Scripture just like a monastery. 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

occupation: Leontius was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Apaphon was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Daniel was an archimandrite of the monastery called that of the Mšyk’ in the district of Sophanene. See factoid page

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

event: In 529 840 , John ordained seventy men from the convents of Amida. See factoid page

occupation: Dimet was a monk in the monastery of Aphthonia. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3762 was a monk. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to the devout monks of the blessed Lord Isaac about a legal dispute they were involved in, and a candidate for bishop among the brothers. See factoid page

event: Habib brought justice to those being exploited by the rich. See factoid page

event: Elijah died before becoming a monk, but his wife and daughter joined a convent in Mabbug. The sisters presided over a monastery in N'ns, in the region of Anzetene. See factoid page

event: The demons reveal their deception and mock the monks. See factoid page

occupation: Timothy was a monk in the Convent of Majuma See factoid page

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

occupation: Anonymi 3677 were monks. See factoid page

occupation: Harfat was a monk. See factoid page

event: James and his fellow monks travel to Marde to receive forgiveness from John of Thella. He instructs them to make penance for three years before they may take communion again. See factoid page

occupation: Mar Afwrsm was a monk. 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

occupation: John was a monk in the monastery of Mar Bzy. See factoid page

event: Severus desired to ordain Stephen as bishop over the Anasarthians. See factoid page

event: Between A.D. 521 and 526 the community was forced to leave their monastery by the defenders of the corrupt synod of Chalcedon. The community was so large, that the monastery of Mar Mama in the village of Hzyn in Ṭyšf could not hold them. 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: John wrote a letter to Severus about the marriage of Conon's daughter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3053 were monks. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3773 was a monk at the monastery of Mar Bassus. See factoid page

occupation: Hala was a monk in the monastery of the Edessans See factoid page

event: Many began to flock to Mare for a blessing, and they were amazed at his prayer and dress. Mare refused to eat anything that was not produced by the labour of his hands. See factoid page

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

occupation: John was a monk in the monastery of Mar Bassus. See factoid page

event: To convince Misael to remain in his position, Severus cited several scripture passages, as well as an historical anecdote of Anonymous 3057 and Anonymous 3058 who gave up their solitude in order to combat the heresy of Arius. See factoid page

occupation: Photius was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3675 were monks. See factoid page

event: After many years, Mare was fatigued due to his strenuous way of life. He sought out one of Theodora's chamberlains, who secured the goal necessary to buy a villa suited for a life of retreat. 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

occupation: Anthimus was a monk before becoming bishop. See factoid page

event: Habib travelled as far as Syria. See factoid page

event: Sometime during the episcopacy of Severus of Antioch Nonnus fled Antioch when faced with charges of misappropriating church funds. He then entered the monastery of Saint Simeon and refused attempts to return him for trial. 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: A rich banker from Maiferkat was exacting high rates from his debtors. Habib came and reprimanded him. See factoid page

occupation: Sergius was a monk in the monastery of Aphthonia. See factoid page

event: Those who had assembled to Thomas, over 800, were brought before the satrap, who demanded that they accept the decress of the Council of Chalcedon or they would have to leave Armenia. John commanded Thomas to leave as well. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3760 practiced asceticism. 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: A man who owned a vineyard approached Habib, emploring him to pray that hail would not destroy his crops. Habib ordered the man to confess his sins. He then prayed that the man's crops would be spared by the hail, and it was. See factoid page

occupation: Eutyches was a monk. See factoid page

event: In 420/1 A. Gr. 732 Eutyches became a monk. 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

occupation: Samuel was a monk in the Convent of the Edessenes. See factoid page

event: Another woman came to Habib who was demon possessed. He prayed over her and the demon departed. See factoid page

occupation: John was a monk in the monastery of Mar Hanina. 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

occupation: Cassian was an ascetic in Palestine. See factoid page

occupation: Elijah was a monk. See factoid page

event: A widowed artist came to Habib because two of her students had defrauded her. He wrote a letter to the students, who responded rashly incurring the punishment of God. After enduring their punishments, the students repented of their sins. See factoid page

event: For five years the community attracted many into their company, some coming as far as Ingilene. All were impressed by the religious devotion of the community; all who joined them turned from sin, committing their lives to prayer, worship, singing, and monastic devotion. See factoid page

occupation: Julian was a monk in the monastery of Cyrus. See factoid page

occupation: Eustace was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Zeʿora was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: John was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Theodore was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Peter was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Isidore was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Elijah was an ascetic. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3626 was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Leontius was a hermit. See factoid page

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

occupation: Jonathan was a monk in the Convent of the Edessenes See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 2218 were monks. 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: A plague breaks out and 84 monks die and were buried. 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: Sometime after 451 Addai was deposed by those attempting to enforce the heresy of the Council of Chalcedon. He exhorted the brothers to remember the poor, and retreated to his exile in the mountains east of Anzetene. See factoid page

occupation: Leontius was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Mare was a monastic, a speaker, teacher, and very well informed on every subject. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3669 were monks in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 2221 were monks. See factoid page

occupation: Qashish was a monk. See factoid page

event: After five years in Mar Mara, the community returned to Amida, but because of persecution, relocated to the border territory of the East, near the hot springs of Abarne, settling at the convent of the Poplars. See factoid page

occupation: Caesaria was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Simeon was an archimandrite. See factoid page

occupation: Mark was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Habib was archimandrite at the monastery in Fytr . See factoid page

occupation: Urbicius was a monk. 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

occupation: James practiced 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: Severus received a letter from the monastery of ʿAkiba seeking his support in the matter of John, a monk of that monastery who was absent without permission. They feared that he would be ordained without their consent. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3631 were monks. See factoid page

occupation: Abraham was a monk. See factoid page

event: Caesaria goes from royal habits to ascectic habits in Alexandria. See factoid page

occupation: Mara Dada was archimandrite at the monastery in Fytr . See factoid page

event: Monastery authorities were becoming resentful of Hala giving to the poor. See factoid page

occupation: Elijah was a monk. See factoid page

event: Though Addai remained reclusive, John and one of the brothers discovered where he would be. As the men approached, Addai fled. John returned to the monastery to rest. They met Addai the next day. Perceiving that Addai wanted his privacy, John stopped pestering him, but simply asked for a blessing and a prayer. 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

occupation: John was a monk in the monastery of ʿAkiba. See factoid page

occupation: Patrick was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Joseph was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3665 were monks. See factoid page

event: Aaron passed the days of his life in a monastic convent in retreat and religion, from the early age of his youth. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3092 was a monk. 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

occupation: John was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Philip was a monk. 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: Peter, later bishop of Smyrna, and Photius entered the Monastery of the Fathers in the Enaton of Alexandria. See factoid page

occupation: Addai was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Nonnus was a monk of the Monastery of Simeon . 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

occupation: Samuel was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3673 were monks. 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: Anonymi 3693 were the inhabitants of the Monastery of the Fathers in the Enaton who admired the asceticism of Peter and Photius. See factoid page

occupation: Abraham was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: The old man was a monk for thirty years. See factoid page

occupation: John was a monk. 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

occupation: Anonymous 3668 was a monk. See factoid page

event: Sergius, who was the disciple of Simeon was also a monk and a recluse, who lived an aescetic life in an enclosure. In order to avoid idleness, Simeon and Sergius taught young boys and infants from their enclosure through a window. See factoid page

occupation: Aaron was a monk. 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

occupation: Bar Nbyl was archimandrite at the monastery in Fytr . See factoid page

event: Severus advises Valeriena to encourage the virgins to an ascetic life, suggesting their isolation from men, sharing common meals, discouraging the owning of enslaved people, and emphasize physical labour. See factoid page

occupation: James was an ascetic for fifteen years. 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

occupation: John was a monk. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymi 3674 were monks. See factoid page

occupation: Zota was a monk. See factoid page

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