SPEAR Factoids about
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3225
Personal Information
Name variant(s):
God's bondman See factoid page
John See factoid page
Birth:
Birth place: John was from Amida in Mesopotamia. See factoid page
Place of residence:
John resided in Constantinople. See factoid page
Events
John followed the man and woman, hoping to find out their identity. When he found them John took an oath to protect the secret of their marriage and holiness. The woman spoke to John about the sin and evil of the world, bringing him to teras and repentance. See factoid page
Theophilus and Maria made John promise to conceal their secret, or else they would leave Amida. See factoid page
After one year,Theophilus and Maria left Amida, leaving John behind. See factoid page
John moved to Constantinople because of a spiritual loss that consistently brought him to tears. See factoid page
Nine years previously, when John was ministering in Amida, a handsome man and a beautiful woman often would put on the garb of a mime actor, that they might entertain the public. See factoid page