SPEAR Factoids about
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1880
Personal Information
Name variant(s):
Daughter of the Gazelle See factoid page
Sex:
Mary was female. See factoid page
Place of residence:
Mary lived in Thella. See factoid page
Sanctity:
Mary was a saint. See factoid page
Relationships
John of Ephesus commemorated Mary. See factoid page
Mary and Euphemia were siblings. See factoid page
Events
From childhood, Mary chose to remain a virgin and dedicate her life to fasting, prayer, charity, and pilgrimage. See factoid page
Mary travelled to Golgotha, where she prayed and fasted for three days. See factoid page
As Mary prayed and fasted the custodians of Golgotha tried to drive her away, then let her remain once they saw that she was praying. See factoid page
Mary engaged in ecstatic prayer and fasting for three years in Golgotha, drawing crowds of people who marvelled at her and asked for prayers and blessings. See factoid page
Mary, disturbed by the attention of those who gathered to admire her asceticism in Golgotha, left the holy site and went east to get away from the crowds and live a holy life. See factoid page
A messenger came bearing a letter for Maria about the death of Mary. See factoid page
Mary passed away ten days before Euphemia. See factoid page
Mary completed sixty years in the course of her sanctity See factoid page