Sophia — ܣܘܦܝܐ
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ܣܘܦܝܐ; Sopiya; Sophia; Sophia (Wisdom); Sōpyā; Sophie; SOPHIE
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1489
identifier: 430
sex: female
floruit: 138
Sophie or "wisdom" with her three daughters, Faith, Hope, and Charity, were martyred in Rome under Hadrian. Sophie was invoked as a saint to fight malaria.
event: Sophia is commemorated in Sophia and her Daughters Pistis, Elpis and Agape (text).
event: Sophia is commemorated in Sophia and her daughters Pistis, Elpis and Agape (text).
event: Sophia is commemorated in Sophie, Pistis, Elpis and Agape (text).
event: Sophia is commemorated in Sophia, Pistis, Elpis and Agape (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 150 151 1688 1924
Saints Syriaques SOPHIE 430
BHO 1082-85
AMS VI, 32-52
Lewis Holy Women 218-44 syr.; 168-84 trad
Fiey Saints 38-39
M. van Esbroeck, Le saint comme symbole S. Hackel The Byzantine Saint (London, 1981), 128-40
A. Amore BS XI, 1277-80