Yareth — ܝܪܬ
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ܝܪܬ; Ireth; Yareth; Yaret; Yāreṯ; Yareth; YĀRET; Mar Yareth of Alexandria
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1509
identifier: 454
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=M&sK=Mar%20Yareth%20of%20Alexandria&sT=keywords
sex: male
Yareth was a monk who was trained in the monastery of Pachomius and then later joined the monks of the circle of Mar Awgin on Mount Izla. He visited the monastery of Mar Ahha, near where the ark of the covenant of Moses was. He converted the region of Beth Zabdai. There he built a monastery and lived with his disciple Quryaqos.
event: Yareth is commemorated in Yareth (text).
event: Yareth is commemorated in Yareth (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1172 1916
Saints Syriaques YĀRET 454
Šuhadā'' II, 265-75
Nau Résumé (1914), 432-40
Fiey Nisibe index s.v
J.M. Fiey BSO II, 1353
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Mar Yareth of Alexandria