SPEAR Factoids about Widows

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event: Unlike Šnq who was cruel and rapacious, Thomas devoted his life to the poor, sick, widowed, and orphaned. See factoid page


event: 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


event: A certain magistrate from the same village as Maro was an evil man who oppressed widows, orphans, and other unfortunate people. See factoid page


How to cite:

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