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Simeon planned and built his cell two miles from Amida See factoid page

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The persecution reached Mare, Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia and he chose exile over the synod of Chalcedon. He went into exile in Petra with Sergius, Stephen, and Thomas. See factoid page

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Because the woman was very beautiful, many of the men of Amida sought to sleep with her. When they could not prevail against her, they petitioned the governor of Amida to arrest her. The young man cried out in a loud voice that the woman was his wife. See factoid page

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In 348/9 A. Gr. 660 Constantius built the city of Amida . See factoid page

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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

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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

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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

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Convents are overcome, defeated, and driven out of Amida See factoid page

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Elijah,Theodore, and their sisters moved from Amida to Melitene in Cappadocia, establishing their business to divide their income among the poor and needy. See factoid page

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Simeon enters city and stands firm during persecution, giving absolution and baptizing day and night while only eating food from his own labor. See factoid page

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

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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

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Theophilus and Maria made John promise to conceal their secret, or else they would leave Amida. See factoid page

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After one year,Theophilus and Maria left Amida, leaving John behind. See factoid page

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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

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Euphemia went around to all of the wealthy people in the city of Amida and asked for donations to distribute to the poor. See factoid page

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Euphemia helped those outside of Amida as well and took the sick to the superintendents of the hospitals for care. See factoid page

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Those who held power in the church in Amida and tried unsuccessfully to force Euphemia to share in their impiety. See factoid page

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Sergius received a blessing from Maro and then set out to visit the churh in Amida. Sergius walked into the church in Amida, carrying a cross, and planted his cross on the chancel steps before seizing the preacher, Bishop Abraham, by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Sergius mounted the steps and addressed the crowd: "Cursed are the renegades; cursed are the persecutors; cursed is the synod of Chaledon, and whosoever assents to it. Cursed is every soul that receives the oblation from you and assents to your opinion unless he repents." The crowd, a mixture of believers and synod supporters, responded with praise and anger. See factoid page

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Kavad besieged the city of Amida from 5 November A. D. 502 to 10 February 503 for 97 days beginning on 5 Teshri II A. Gr. 814 See factoid page

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On 10 February A. D. 503 the 97th day after 5 Teshri II A. Gr. 814 Kavad captured the city of Amida . See factoid page

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Euphemia returned to Amida and stayed at a certain gentleman's house. See factoid page

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The adversaries found out that Euphemia returned to Amida and sent a summons for her. See factoid page

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After 29 May 526 29 Iyār A. Gr. 8371 Ephrem of Amida became Patriarch of Antioch . See factoid page

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Abraham was from Amida and had a residence there. His mother, brothers, and kinsmen lived in Amida. See factoid page

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After twenty years of trading,Theodore and Elijah returned to Amida. See factoid page

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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

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

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Personal Names:

Simeon the old, the scribe of Amida See factoid page

Holy Community composed of the convents great and small around the city of Amida See factoid page

Mare, Bishop of Amida in Mesopotamia See factoid page

Persons of high position who provided donations to the poor of Amida at the request of Euphemia See factoid page

Superintendents of hopitals in Amida who received and cared for the sick at the request of Euphemia See factoid page

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

A certain gentleman who gave Euphemia shelter in Amida See factoid page

Ephraim of 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

Births:

Birth place: Sergius was born in Amida. See factoid page

Birth place: John was from Amida in Mesopotamia. See factoid page

Birth place: Maro was born in Amida. See factoid page

Citizenship:

Abraham was from Amida. See factoid page

Residence:

Euphemia resided in Amida. 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

Anonymous 3615 resided in Amida. See factoid page

Anonymous 3670 resided in Amida. See factoid page

Anonymi 3671 resided in Amida. See factoid page

Anonymi 3672 resided in Amida. See factoid page

Abraham resided in his home in Amida. See factoid page

Simeon resided in a cell on a mountain two miles from Amida . See factoid page

Occupation(s):

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

Ephrem of Amida was Comes of the East . See factoid page

Ephrem of Amida was Patriarch of Antioch . 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