Anahid — ܐܢܗܝܕ
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ܐܢܗܝܕ; Anahīd; Anahid; ʾAnāhīd; Anahid; ANAHĪD
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1129
identifier: 41
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).
There is an English translation of the life of Anahid.
death: 448
female
state: Martyr
state: Saint
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
Brock-Harvey Holy Women 82-99