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In hagiography:
Zayna, a
bishop and martyr, and his sister Sarah, were a brother
and sister pair similar to Behnam and Sara. Their cult in Tagrit was a rival to
that of Behnam and
Sara at
Mar Mattai.
Zayna was the son of Ator, a king. He became a monk and
bishop. Their story was elaborate and involved dragons, healed kings,
profitable caravans, and supernatural senses. The cult of Zayna and Sarah
was very popular in Qaraqosh.
Names
- Sarah
- SĀRAH1
Notes
Status: incomplete
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 388.
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