Febronia of Nisibis - ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ
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Febronia of Nisibis
was a martyr and nun who lived in a convent near Nisibis. She was renown
for her beauty, learning, asceticism, and bravery. She was martyred for
refusing to marry a pagan statesman. She is venerated in the Syriac, Latin,
and Greek traditions.
Names
Floruit
310
Notes
There is an English
translation of the life.7
Status: draft
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 147, 1923.
- 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 160.
- 3 PeetersMartyrologep: 155, 187., p: 155, 187.
- 4 R. AubertDHGEvol: XVI, col: col.791-93., vol: XVI, col: col.791-93.
- 5 FieyNisibep: 20-21., p: 20-21.
- 6 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: V, p: 508-509.
- 7 Brock-HarveyHoly Womenp: 152-76., p: 152-76.
- 8 A Meeting of Hypatia of Alexandria with St. Febronia of Nisibis in the Life of Sts. David, Symeon and George of LesbosA Meeting Culture: Studies in Honor of Alice-Mary TalbotThe Medieval Mediterranean
- 9 Images de femmes dans l’hagiographie syriaqueÉtudes syriaques
- 10 Against the Eternity of the Stars: Disputation and Christian Philosophy in Late Sasanian MesopotamiaAtti dei convegni Lincei
- 11 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Febronia.
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