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John of Ephesus, who was a monk in the Convent of John Urtaya, observed Thomas's ascetic practices and had many enlightening conversations with him. See factoid page

Thomas, Stephen, and Zwtʾ departed from the Convent of John Urtaya after two years and headed toward Egypt. See factoid page

Anonymi 3673 of the Convent of John Urtaya disliked Abraham II's appointment of Abraham III as his successor, believing him to be a lowly peasant. Sixty monks left the convent. See factoid page

Mar Samuel, prior to founding Mar Samuel Convent, visited the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Kawad, King of Persia attacked the City of Amida, slaughtered many people, took captives, and razed the Convent of John Urtaya in the year 502/3 A. Gr. 814 See factoid page

King Kawad's invasion was devastating and drove many away from the Convent of John Urtaya. The white-haired man fled from Amida. See factoid page

Another old man, named Paul of Arzen, related the history of the Convent of John Urtaya to John of Ephesus. See factoid page

Paul was a monk in the Convent of John Urtaya when there were 400 monks residing within its walls, and shortly before King Kawad's invasion of Amida. See factoid page

Because King Kawad's invasion destroyed the Convent of John Urtaya, Paul took up residence in Monastery in Orientals in Edessa. See factoid page

Mar Samuel gained distinction in the conflict of persecution. Mar Samuel went into exile in the district of Claudias where he took up residence in the Convent of the Huts. He related the story of the establishment of the Convent of John Urtaya to John of Ephesus. This occurred 536/7 A. Gr. 848 See factoid page

The Convent of John Urtaya was rebuilt after King Kawad's invasion, but on a smaller scale--both in the number of buildings erected and in the number of monks admitted. See factoid page

Cosmas succeeded Abraham III as head of the Convent of John Urtaya and served during the reign of the Emperor Anastasius. See factoid page

Sergius succeeded Cosmas as head of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Symy succeeded Sergius I as the head of the Convent of John Urtaya in 522 See factoid page

The monks of the Convent of John Urtaya who were in exile during the first persecution were allowed to return to their convent and inter Symy's bones there in 530 See factoid page

Abba succeeded Symy as head of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

For a third time, the community was forced to leave their convent, travelling to Izla, ʿArab, and Dara. See factoid page

Before the Convent of John Urtaya was established there were a collection of huts on the site, named after Mar Afwrsm. See factoid page

Abraham IV succeeded Abba as head of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Sergius of Amida succeeded Abraham IV as head of the Convent of John Urtaya See factoid page

Sometime between 530 and 536, in the month of November,a stranger came to the convent outside of Amida . Dirty and worn out,he stood at vespers and at table without speaking. See factoid page

Between A.D. 521 and 526 the community was forced to leave their monastery by the defenders of the corrupt synod of Chalcedon. The community was so large, that the monastery of Mar Mama in the village of Hzyn in Ṭyšf could not hold them. See factoid page

The brothers of the Convent of John Urtaya and the other religious believers persevered during the persecutions, which began in 520/1 A. Gr. 832 and continued until the writing of this account in the year 567/8 A. Gr. 879 See factoid page

In the convent, the man refused to speak to the brothers, calling himself a stranger, sinner, and son of Adam. See factoid page

While in the convent the man refused to sleep during the night while others were awake, and during service he would lie on the floor crying, leading the archimandrite question him. See factoid page

The Convent of John Urtaya was founded in 388/9 A. Gr. 700 See factoid page

The Convent of John Urtaya closed in 566/7 A. Gr. 878 See factoid page

After many years of wandering, Leontius and Qashish joined the company of John of Ephesus at the Monastery of Yoḥannan Urṭaya and lived there for about twenty years until his death. See factoid page

Speaking with the archimandrite,the man decided to stay in the convent for the winter. He continued in his silence and weeping, garnering the appreciation of the brothers, who were encouraged by him. See factoid page

Kashish entered the Monastery of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

The great senior Mar Samuel Archpresbyter dwelled in the Convent of John Urtaya during the time of its prosperity until the year 538/9 A. Gr. 850 See factoid page

Thomas went to the Monastery of John Urtaya, where his sister Cosmo found him and pleaded with him to come home. He refused and remained at the monastery. See factoid page

Leontius was buried alongside of the Blessed Aaron at the Monastery of Yoḥannan Urṭaya See factoid page

Kashish left the Monastery of John Urtaya and travelled to Egypt, Thebais, Greece, Illyricum, Rome, and other countries. See factoid page

At beginning of the reign of Justinian,the community was allowed to return to their destroyed monastery. And they began to restore their convents. See factoid page

Stephen saw that Thomas was residing in Monastery of John Urtaya and decided to join him, as did another monk who served under Mare, named Zota. All three men dwelled in the Monastery of John Urtaya for two years. See factoid page

The Convent of John Urtaya grew to include 400 brothers. See factoid page

Anonymi 3673 of the Convent of John Urtaya urged Bishop Abraham to appoint a new head. Abraham chose Abraham the Shepherd, who was formerly a shepherd from the Village of Thella d Mikhana. See factoid page

Abraham the Shepherd succeeded Abraham II as head of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Personal Names:

John Urtaya, Archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

The sixty monks who left the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Anonymi 3677 of the Convent of John Urtaya who accompanied Abba into exile. See factoid page

Sergius II, archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

The monks who resided in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Job, Archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Abraham I, Archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Abraham II, Archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Mar Samuel, Archpresbyter of Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Residence:

John resided in the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Mar Samuel resided in the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Samuel came to reside in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

Jonathan came to reside in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

Anonymi 3669 resided in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

Qashish resided in Monaster of John. See factoid page

John Urtaya resided in Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Thomas resided in the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Zwtʾ resided in the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Stephen resided in the Convent of John Urtaya. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Cosmas was an archimandrite of Convent of John Urtaya See factoid page

Sergius was the archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya See factoid page

Anonymi 3669 were monks in the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Samuel was the archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Jonathan was archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

Job was the archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida. See factoid page

Abraham was an archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Abraham II was the archimandrite of the Convent of John Urtaya in Amida See factoid page

Education:

Kashish studied the reading of the Holy Scriptures at the Monastery of John Urtraya in the city of Amida. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Place Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/place/399.html, 2023-10-10T09:07:54.453-04:00.