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


How to cite:

“Person Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/person/3227.html, 2023-10-10T10:56:17.06-04:00.