SPEAR Factoids about Anonymi 3715

“Two monastic sisters who were siblings of Elijah and Theodore” 1

Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/person/3715

Personal Information

Name variant(s):

two sisters See factoid page

Sanctity:

the sisters were virgins. See factoid page

Relationships

Theodore and Anonymi 3715 were siblings. See factoid page

Elijah and Anonymi 3715 were siblings. See factoid page

Events

Elijah,Theodore, and their sisters moved from Amida to Melitene in Cappadocia, establishing their business to divide their income among the poor and needy. See factoid page

Elijah,Theodore, and their sisters turned their home into a hospice for the needy, practicing asceticism, fasting, praying, reading Scripture just like a monastery. See factoid page

Elijah, Theodore, and their sisters decided to expand their ministry to the maltreated and persecuted believers in Syria, Arabia, Callinicus, selling everything that they owned. See factoid page

Elijah died before becoming a monk, but his wife and daughter joined a convent in Mabbug. The sisters presided over a monastery in N'ns, in the region of Anzetene. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for Anonymi 3715,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/3715.html, 2025-07-01.