Apalin - ܐܦܠܝܢ

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Apalin was a desert ascetic known for his intense fasting. He crossed rivers on the back of crocodiles which he later slew. He was commemorated in the Syriac tradition via ʿEnanishoʿ's Syriac translation of the Paradise of the Fathers [http://syriaca.org/work/403] by Palladius. 1

Names

  • ܐܦܠܝܢ1
  • Apalin
  • Apalīn
  • Apalin1
  • Apellen1
  • ʾĀpalīn1

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 308.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Apalin — ܐܦܠܝܢ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1597.

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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Apalin — ܐܦܠܝܢ .”, edited by ., edited by Nathan P. Gibson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1597.

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