SPEAR Factoids about
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1536
Personal Information
Name variant(s):
Abbi man of Abnegation and Nazarite See factoid page
Place of residence:
Abbi resided in the village of Ḥzyn in the district of Ṭyšf. See factoid page
Sanctity:
Abbi was a saint. See factoid page
Relationships
John of Ephesus commemorated Abbi. See factoid page
Abi and John of Ephesus were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page
Events
After the Council of Chalcedon persecution forced the conversion of monastics as Abbi's monastery and drove him out of the monastery. See factoid page
Abbi became a monk in a community in the village of Ḥzyn. See factoid page
Abbi wept while reading Bible with covered head and limited light. See factoid page
Abbi lived nine years in the monastic community at the village of Ḥzyn. See factoid page
Abbi warns John of Ephesus about purity and chastity. See factoid page
Abbi kept silent all day. 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/1536.html, 2023-10-10T09:07:39.595-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Silence
- Purity
- Council-of-chalcedon-451
- Persecution
- Exile
- Bible
- Tears
- Monasticism
- Commemorates
- Fellow-monastics
- Saints