Name
Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger, ob. late 6th c.
Saint ID
S00864
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Mothers and fathers, Ascetics/monks/nuns
| ID | Title | E01648 | Pilgrim tokens (eulogiae) produced at the Monastery of *Symeon the Younger (stylite near Antioch, ob. 592, S00860), with inscriptions and depictions, all referring to Symeon, some also to *Martha (his mother, S00864), *Konon (his disciple, S00865), and *Michael (the Archangel, S00181). From Bobbio (northern Italy), and other locations (generally near-eastern). 6th-13th c. | E03165 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 28 May *Symeon the Younger (stylite near Antioch, ob. 592, S00860) and his mother 'Helena' (an error for Martha, the mother of Symeon the Younger, S00864). | E03791 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 5 July *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and *Dometios (monk of Syria, later 4th c., S00414), *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), and *Martha (mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger, ob. late 6th c., S00864). | E03797 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 11 July *Forty-five martyrs of Nikopolis (martyrs in Armenia under Licinius, S01778), *Hyacinthus (martyr of Rome under Trajan, S01609), *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017) and *Martha (mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger, ob. late 6th c., S00864). | E04126 | The anonymous Greek Life of *Symeon Stylites the Younger (stylite near Antioch, ob. 592, S00860) recounts his ascetic withdrawal, life as a stylite, and numerous miracles in life. It includes references to miracles and shrines of *John the Baptist (S00020), *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), and the *Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (S00103). Written, probably by a monk of the monastery and shrine of the 'Wondrous Mountain' near Antioch (Syria), in the late 6th or early 7th c. | E04127 | The anonymous Greek Life of *Martha (mother of Symeon the Stylite the Younger, S00864), recounts her holy life, death, and burial at the 'Wondrous Mountain', and several posthumous miracles. Written, probably by a monk of the monastery and shrine of the Wondrous Mountain near Antioch (Syria), probably in the 7th c. |
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