Barbara - ܒܪܒܪܐ
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Barbara was the
beautiful daughter of the pagan Dioscorus. He locked his daughter up in a
tower. She converted to Christianity, and her father beat her and handed her
over to be martyred. Her example inspired another Christian woman, Juliana, to come to her
aid. Both women were martyred.
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 85, 1687, 2014.
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