SPEAR Factoids about

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Z'ura See factoid page

Sex:

Zeʿora was male. See factoid page

Place of residence:

Zeʿora resided in the monastery of Pyṭr. See factoid page

Sanctity:

Zeʿora was a saint. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Zeʿora was a monk. See factoid page

Relationships

John of Ephesus commemorated Zeʿora. See factoid page

Zeʿora and Anonymous 3635 were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page

Anonymous 3637 had ecclesiastical authority over Zeʿora. See factoid page

Zeʿora was a follower of Habib. See factoid page

Zeʿora and Anonymi 3642 were fellow clergy. See factoid page

Zeʿora had enmity for Agapetus. See factoid page

Hananya studied under Zeʿora. See factoid page

Zeʿora studied under Anonymous 3634. See factoid page

Events

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

The Huns arrived and threatened Zeʿora, probably in 515. This date is suggested in a footnote by Brooks. See factoid page

Zeʿora miraculously stopped a Hun from killing him, probably in 515. This date is suggested in a footnote by Brooks. See factoid page

Habib sent his disciple Z'ura to pray over the demon-possessed man, who then died, his injustices being undone. See factoid page

The master of Zeʿora died. See factoid page

Zeʿora made a column for himself and stood on it. See factoid page

From atop his column Zeʿora healed the sick by blessing water and sprinkling it on them. See factoid page

Chalcedonian persecutors removed Zeʿora from his column. See factoid page

Zeʿora took ten disciples and traveled to Constantinople in order to protest the treatment of the non-Chalcedonians to the emperor See factoid page

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

The persecutors of Zeʿora sent letters to Constantinople to explain their treatment of Zeʿora. See factoid page

The emperor opposed Zeʿora who spoke boldly in defense of his non-Chalcedonian convictions and against the persecution of non-Chalcedonians. The emperor oppossed Zeʿora but also feared him. See factoid page

Zeʿora anathematized the Council of Chalcedon and inflicted the emperor with swelling and a compromised mental state. See factoid page

Justinian fell ill and Theodora hid him while she convinced Zeʿora to heal the emperor. See factoid page

Zeʿora restored Justinian to health and the emperor relented from pusuing strict persecution of non-Chalcedonians. See factoid page

Zeʿora's fame grew, extending as far as the city of Rome and enabling him to have great influence among the emperor and the senators. He used this influence to care for the poor. See factoid page

Pope Agapetus, who was about to blaspheme by declaring that Mary should not be commemorated in the church, urged the emperor to expel Zeʿora. See factoid page

Zeʿora miraculously restored a spring that had stopped flowing See factoid page

Agapetus sent a message to Zeʿora at a villa near Sycae, demanding he obey Justinian. Zeʿora refused. Anonymous 3645 tried to bring him back to the city but heavy winds prevented him crossing the Golden Horn. See factoid page

Agapetus died suddenly on the day predicted by Zeʿora and Anonymi 3646 accused him of using magic against the Pope. See factoid page

Zeʿora engaged in affective prayer. See factoid page

Zeʿora performed many acts of charity for the poor. See factoid page

Zeʿora left the city for a camp in Thrace called Dercus where he dwelt together with Theodosius, Patriarch of Alexandria . See factoid page

Zeʿora died, leaving behind his disciple Hananya. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/person/1524.html, 2023-10-10T10:18:44.431-04:00.