Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Pelagia — ܦܠܓܝܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1989 ܦܠܓܝܐ Pēlagīyā Pelagia Pēlagīyā Pélagie St Pelagia http://syriaca.org/person/1989 http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=S&sK=St%20Pelagia&sT=keywords Pelagia was a circus dancer and prostitute in Antioch, but she converted to Christianity and became a transvestite monk, "Pelagion," living in Jerusalem. female Saint Pelagia is commemorated in Pelagia (text). Pelagia is commemorated in Pelagia (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 180 531 La version syriaque Pélagie le Pénitente: Métamorphoses d’une légende. I: Les textes et leur histoire Séminaire d’histoire des textes de l’École Normale Supérieure A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity St Pelagia