SPEAR Factoids about
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Personal Information
Name variant(s):
Jonathan See factoid page
Sex:
Jonathan was male. See factoid page
Place of residence:
Jonathan resided in the Convent of the Edessenes. See factoid page
Jonathan came to reside in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page
Occupation(s):
Jonathan was a monk in the Convent of the Edessenes See factoid page
Jonathan was a scribe in the Convent of the Edessenes See factoid page
Jonathan was archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page
Relationships
John was a monastic authority over Samuel, Jonathan and Anonymi 3677. See factoid page
Jonathan and Samuel were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page
Samuel, Jonathan and Anonymous 3669 were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page
Samuel was a monastic authority over Jonathan and Anonymous 3669. See factoid page
Jonathan was a monastic authority over Anonymous 3669. See factoid page
Events
John Urtaya's fame spread far and wide, attracting many followers including two excellent scribes from the Convent of Edessa at Amida, Samuel and Jonathan. See factoid page
During the time that Jonathan and Samuel lived with Mar John Urtaya, they learned a great deal about asceticism and the Christian faith. The convent flourished, buildings were established, and the brotherhood grew to fifty in number. See factoid page
Jonathan, who had left the monastery while John Urtaya was still alive, returned after his death and lived in a brotherly fashion with Samuel. See factoid page
Jonathan succeeded Samuel as head of the convent. See factoid page
Jonathan governed the convent well before he died. See factoid page
Job succeeded Jonathan as head of the convent. See factoid page