SPEAR Factoids about Sleep
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/sleep
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: 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: Hala kept silence except when he prayed the psalms and the liturgy and read scripture without interruption and taught his disciples throughout the night. 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: 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
How to cite:
“Keyword Page for Sleep,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/sleep.html, 2023-03-23T12:41:40.379-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Sleep
- Humility
- Monasteries
- Silence
- Tears
- Emotions
- Death
- Monks
- Monasticism
- Prayer
- Liturgy
- Hours
- Bible
- Discipleship
- Sin
- Food
- Wine
- Repentance