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E01242: The church dedicated to the *Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (martyrs of the early 4th c., S00103) is built in the city of Amida (Mesopotamia) during the episcopate of John Sa‘ārā (483-502). Record in the Syriac Chronicle of the Year 819 (9th c.).
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posted on 2016-04-05, 00:00 authored by sminovChronicle of the Year 819
ܘܒܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ܆ ܐܬܬܣܪܚ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ. ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܝܤ ܠܥܡܕ. ܘܒܢܐ ܒܗ̇ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܐܖ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ. ܘܓܫܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ̇ ܥܠ ܕܩܠܬ.
'In the year 795 [= 483/4 CE], John Sa‘ārā from the monastery of Qartamin was consecrated metropolitan bishop of Amida. And he built in it a great and splendid church of the Forty Martyrs, and a bridge over the river Tigris outside it.'
Ed. Chabot 1916-1937, v. 1, p. 7; trans. Sergey Minov.
ܘܒܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ܆ ܐܬܬܣܪܚ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ. ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܝܤ ܠܥܡܕ. ܘܒܢܐ ܒܗ̇ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܐܖ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ. ܘܓܫܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ̇ ܥܠ ܕܩܠܬ.
'In the year 795 [= 483/4 CE], John Sa‘ārā from the monastery of Qartamin was consecrated metropolitan bishop of Amida. And he built in it a great and splendid church of the Forty Martyrs, and a bridge over the river Tigris outside it.'
Ed. Chabot 1916-1937, v. 1, p. 7; trans. Sergey Minov.
History
Evidence ID
E01242Saint Name
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, ob. early 4th c. : S00103Saint Name in Source
ܐܖ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Syriac