Mary of Egypt - ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ
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Mary of Egypt was
a prostitute in Alexandria who converted to Christianity and lived as an
ascetic in the desert. She is a model of the penitent harlot. 1
Names
Attestations
Mary of Egypt is commemorated in Mary of
Egypt (text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/357]
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1
Mary of Egypt is commemorated in Mary of
Egypt (text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/1881]
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1
Notes
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 137, 1840.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ
ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ
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Bibliography:
Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ .”, 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/1882.About this Entry
Entry Title: Mary of Egypt — ܡܐܪܝܐ ܐܓܝܦܛܝܬܐ
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- Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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- Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
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