SPEAR Factoids about Traditional religions
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/traditional-religions
event: After five years on Chios, Kashish was ordainedas bishop of Chios by Jacob Bardaeus and two other bishops (Conon and Eugene). See factoid page
event: Abraham, Cyriac, Barhadbshabba, and Sergius abolished paganism, overthrew idolatry, uprooted altars, destroyed shrines, and cut down trees in ardent religious zeal in the high mountainous region of Asia. See factoid page
event: After his ordination Kashish traveled around Chios converting pagans to Christianity. 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
How to cite:
“Keyword Page for Traditional religions,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/traditional-religions.html, 2023-03-23T12:36:28.463-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Conversion
- Traditional religions
- Christianity
- Ordination
- Ordained
- Altars
- Idolatry
- Sacred site
- Temples
- Christianization
- Churches
- Monasteries
- Synagogues
Related person(s)
- — ܩܫܝܫ
- Jacob Baradaeus — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ
- Kenan
- Eugene - ܐܘܓܢ
- Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ
- Cyriacus — ܩܘܪܝܩܐ
- Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ
- Sergius — ܣܪܓܝܣ
- John of Ephesus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ