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ʿAbdelmasih - ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ

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ʿAbdelmasiḥ was a Jewish shepherd boy (formally known as Aser) who lived near Sinjar in the Persian Empire. He converted to Christianity and pierced his ear to put on an earring, apparently the sign of slavery. He was martyred by his father.

Names

  • ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ1
  • ʿAbdelmasih
  • Abdalmasih1
  • Abd al-Masih
  • ABD AL-MASİḤ ('ABDA, CHRISTODULE)2
  • ʾAbdelmasīḥ1
  • ʿAbdelmasiḥ

Sex

male2

Death

3902

Event

The saint is venerated on Syr., hazir. 27 (BHO). 2

Notes

ʿAbdelmasiḥ was a Jewish shepherd boy (formally known as Aser) who lived near Sinjar in the Persian Empire. He converted to Christianity and pierced his ear to put on an earring, apparently the sign of slavery. He was martyred by his father.
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 9, 1948.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 10.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 Jean-Maurice Fiey, "Encore 'Abdulmasih de Singar." Le Muséon vol. 77 (1964)., : 205-23. Note: The primary texts (Syriac, Armenien, Arabic) and the studies are indicated in .Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., : I, 48-49.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 5 Jean Maurice Fiey, "A travers l'hagiographie syriaque." Mélanges de l'Institut dominicain d'études orientales vol. 23 (1997)., : 461-62.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “ʿAbdelmasih — ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1102.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “ʿAbdelmasih — ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1102.

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Entry Title: ʿAbdelmasih — ܥܒܕܐܠܡܣܝܚ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
  • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Editing by James E. Walters
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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