SPEAR Factoids about Poor

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event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch roused the citizens of various cities to the work of caring for the poor, and this work, was instituted in every city through his zealous enthusiasm. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch extended his ministry to the poor to Constantinople and gained distinction for it there. See factoid page

event: After the death of John, Sosiana gave expensive clothing and textiles as well as silver dishes and chalices to John of Ephesus for the adornment of church altars. She gave the rest of her possessions to the poor. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch extended his ministry to the poor to the banks on all sides of Constantinople and in the nearby cities of Chalcedon, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Prusias, and Heraclea, as far as the sea of Pontus. He bought and distributed clothing and bathed the poor and strangers. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch sent money to the cities around Sycae to support the ministry to the poor that he had started there. 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: Hala was a monk who cared for the sick and the needs of the strangers. 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: Hala cleaned latrines, picked lentils from the garden, and cooked from food waste and wine for the poor by the gates. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch used to take poor, old, and sick people at night and bathe and anoint them, mend and change the clothes of the needy, provide them drink and small coins, and them take them back to their place. See factoid page

: Kashish changed the monastic habit for lay attire, dressed as a poor, ordinary man and grew his hear out in the lay fashion. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch taught Anonymi 3652 to care for the poor, aged, and sick by carrying things with them from their houses or work produce. Many of these became enthusiastic about this labor. See factoid page

event: Many of the great and eminent men of Antioch disguised themselves in poor apparel, carried the chairs of the sick and poor, and provided for them according to their ability. See factoid page

event: Paul, patriarch of Antioch organized the ministry to the poor in Antioch and then went to other great cities, both eastern and western, encouraging, organizing, and instituting this kind of ministry through Christian people who concerned themselves about their lives' salvation, and earnestly endeavoured to gain the inheritance of eternal life. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Poor,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/poor.html, 2023-03-23T12:35:46.061-04:00.

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