Anahid — ܐܢܗܝܕ
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ܐܢܗܝܕ; Anahīd; Anahid; ʾAnāhīd; Anahid; ANAHĪD
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1129
identifier: 41
sex: female
death: 448
state: Martyr
Anahīd was a high-born Magian princess who converted to Christianity and was martyred. She was healed by the monk Pethion and her conversion led to the conversion of her father, Adorhormizd(Dadisho).
event: Anahid is commemorated in Pethion, Adorhormizd, Anahid, and Yazdin (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 71
Saints Syriaques ANAHĪD 41
AMS II, 565-71, 583-603
BHO 47
Peeters Martyrologe 186
Šuhadā' II, 366-72
T.F. Bossuyt BS I, 1036
[English translation in] Brock-Harvey Holy Women 82-99