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"Aphrastes", the name form given in Matt's source (Jan Goeree, _Godtvrugtige almanach of lof-gedachtenis der heyligen op ijder dag van 't jaar, gevolgt na den beruchten Sebastien le Clerc_ [Amsterdam, 1730]), will have resulted from either from a typo or a false correction in whatever calendar or calendars of saints Goeree drew on. Although Goeree seems to have been following a calendar for the Spanish Netherlands, the vast bulk of his entries and the dates under which they occur will have followed the _Martyrologium Romanum_ in one of its papally approved editions edited by Bl. Cesare Baronio (1586 to 1589; later reprints). In both the edition of 1586 <http://tinyurl.com/nxdg5e7> and that of 1589 <http://tinyurl.com/mhpzn4y> this saint occurs under 7. April as _Aphraates_ (given, of course, in the genitive, _Aphraatis_). When problems of this sort arise, try having recourse to one of these editions under the date in question.
In the current _Martyrologium Romanum_ the hermit Aphraates is commemorated under 29. January. There's a Saints of the Day notice of him from 2010 at <http://tinyurl.com/pvua6hn>.
Best,
John Dillon
On 04/07/15, Kurt Sherry wrote:
> You can also try Aphrahat the Persian.
>
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Heintzelman, Matthew <[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask])" target="1">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> > https://www.facebook.com/604882972899463/photos/a.624764970911263.1073741830.604882972899463/801383376582754/?type=1&theater
> >
> > “Aphraates of Antioch, Hermit (RM)
> > Born in Syria; died c. 345. Saint Aphraates was born into an illustrious pagan family on Syria's border with Persia (Iran). After his conversion to Christianity, he gave up all worldly possessions and became a hermit at Edessa in Mesopotamia, where he lived in severe austerity. He then moved to a hermitage next to a monastery in Antioch, Syria, and attracted numerous visitors with his reputation for holiness and as a miracle-worker.”
> >
> > This identification was provided by a colleague at my office (I failed to find Aphraates—I guess the first “s” confused the search engines … and me).
> >
> > Peace,
> >
> > Matt H.
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