Zayna
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Zayna; ZAYNA
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1526
identifier: 470
sex: female
state: Martyr
In hagiography: Zayna, a bishop and martyr, and his sister Sarah, were a brother and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara. Their cult in Tagrit was a rival to that of Behnam and Sara at Mar Mattai. Zayna was the son of Ator, a king. He became a monk and bishop. Their story was elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings, profitable caravans, and supernatural senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah was very popular in Qaraqosh.
Saints Syriaques ZAYNA 470
There are many churches named after him in the areas around Takrit.
Fiey Assyrie chrétienne II, 451-53, 613-15
The Arabic legend was published in Mosul in 1965, by Suyhayl Qasa, on the occasion of the restoration of his church in Qaraqosh.
J .M. Fiey BSO II, 1387