Maʿin — ܡܥܝܢ
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ܡܥܝܢ; Maʿin; Maʿin; Maʾīn; Ma‘în; MA'ĪN
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1349
identifier: 281
Maʿin was a general of Shapur II. He became a Christian when he witnesses the martyrdom of Dōdō. He was baptized and arrested. He built 69 places of worship around Sinjar. He died at age 114 in a monastery that he built near Europos.
death: 424
male
state: Saint
event: Maʿin is commemorated in Maʿin (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1068
Saints Syriaques MA'ĪN 281
BHO 783
Hoffmann Auszüge 28-33
Fiey Ma'īn 437-53
The history of the Holy Mar Maʻin with a guide to the Persian martyr acts