SPEAR Factoids about Purity

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Caesaria Hypatissa explaining a woman should not take the eucharist following sex or during menstruation. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Thomas discussing purity and fasting. The identification of this Thomas is not clear. See factoid page


event: Severus sent a letter to Cassian concerning the vexing question of the ordination of Dorotheus who had been castrated by a physician and not of his own will. See factoid page


event: Caesaria Hypatissa wrote a letter to Severus asking about whether or not a woman should take the eucharist following sex or during menstruation. See factoid page


event: For five yearsthe community attracted many into their company, some coming as far as Ingilene. All were impressed by the religious devotion of the community; all who joined them turned from sin, committing their lives to prayer, worship, singing, and monastic devotion. See factoid page


event: Abbi warns John of Ephesus about purity and chastity. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Purity,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/taxonomy/purity.html, 2025-07-01.