Alexandra — ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ
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ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ; Alēksandrā; Alexandra; ʾĀlēḵsandrā; Alexandra
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1573
Alexandra was a virgin from Alexandria who fled the city and locked herself in a tomb. She never looked at the face of a man or woman before she died in her tomb. She came into the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ's Syriac translation of the Paradise of the Fathers by Palladius.
event: Alexandra is commemorated in Alexandra (text).
event: Alexandra is commemorated in Alexandra (text).
event: Alexandra is commemorated in Alexandra (text).
event: Alexandra is commemorated in Alexandra (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 190 417 418 419