Asia — ܐܣܝܐ
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ܐܣܝܐ; Asyā; Asia; ʾĀsyā; Âsyâ; Mar Asia
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1616
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=M&sK=Mar%20Asia&sT=keywords
Mar Asia converted to the life of an itinerant monk. He travels to Jerusalem and Sinai and visited monasteries. He became a monk himself and used hnana (oil mixed with dust of sacred sites) to heal others.
event: Asia is commemorated in Asia (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 977
Fiey Saints 27-28, s.v. Asia
Bones in Bags: Relics in Syriac Hagiography Syriac Encounters: Papers from the Sixth North American Syriac Symposium, Duke University, 26-29 June 2011 Eastern Christian Studies
A Karshuni Text of the Legend of Mar Asia' Parole de l'Orient
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Mar Asia