Comitas - ܩܘܡܝܛܐ
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Comitas; ܩܘܡܝܛܐ
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/5068
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/persons/5068
Originally a member of the clergy belonging to the church of Mary of Blachernai, Comitas was forced to leave because of his miaphysite convictions. Adopting a monastic lifestyle, he founded a hospice for serving the poor. Joh. Eph., EH 2.16, relates that his hospice was closed during the miaphysite persecution in the early 570s and Comitas himself banished to an island.
floruit: early 570s
male
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