SPEAR Factoids about Peter — ܦܛܪܘܣ

Peter is commemorated in Peter and Photius (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/847] , a work surviving in at least 3 manuscripts including
  • ms London, British Library, Add. 14647, f. 127r-v
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    Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/2011

    Personal Information

    Name variant(s):

    Peter, bishop of Smyrna See factoid page

    Sanctity:

    Peter was a saint. See factoid page

    Occupation(s):

    Peter was a chancellor. See factoid page

    Peter was bishop of Smyrna. See factoid page

    Peter was a monk. See factoid page

    Peter was bishop of Smyrna See factoid page

    Social Rank:

    Those enslaved the Brother and Sister of Peter were enslaved. See factoid page

    Relationships

    Peter, Anonymous 3654 and Anonymous 3655 were siblings. See factoid page

    John of Ephesus commemorated Peter. See factoid page

    Peter, Photius and Anonymi 3693 were monks at the same monastery. See factoid page

    Events

    John of Ephesus visited Peter and Photius at the Monastery of the Fathers in the Enaton. See factoid page


    The Brother and Sister of Peter taught the people they held as slaves the psalms, prayers, and liturgy of the hours. See factoid page


    The Brother and Sister of Peter moved to Smyrna. See factoid page


    The brother and sister of Peter wrote letters encouraging him to visit them and be a comfor to them. See factoid page


    18 years after entering the Monastery of the Fathers, Peter visited his brother and sister in Smyrna. See factoid page


    5 years after arriving in Smyrna, Peter was elevated as bishop of Smyrna. See factoid page


    4 years after being elevated as bishop of Smyrna, Peter died. See factoid page


    While traveling in Asia Jacob Baradaeus, Eugene, and Conon ordained Peter as bishop of Smyrna. See factoid page


    Peter, later bishop of Smyrna, and Photius entered the Monastery of the Fathers in the Enaton of Alexandria. See factoid page


    Anonymi 3693 were the inhabitants of the Monastery of the Fathers in the Enaton who admired the asceticism of Peter and Photius. See factoid page


    How to cite:

    “Person Page for Peter — ܦܛܪܘܣ ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/2011.html, 2025-07-01.