Saint Mari
1st-century Syriac missionary and apostle, Christian saint, one of the Seventy Disciples and founder of the Church of the East
Feast: 4 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Mari [ܡܳܐܪܝ̣], also known as Mares or Maris [Μαρις], and originally named Palut [ܦܳܠܘ̣ܛ], is a saint of the Church of the East. He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, also known as "Addai"), and is said to have had as his spiritual director, Mar Aggai. He is venerated as the Apostle of Persia.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Thaddeus of Edessa Saint Teacher“He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, also known as "Addai"), and is said to have had as his spiritual director, Mar Aggai.” — Wikipedia
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saints Mari et Thaddée, évangélisateurs de la Mésopotamie et de la Perse (Ier siècle) — Mar Mari is honoured not only by the Assyrian Church of the East but by the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, both in full communion with Rome, and the Anaphora of Addai and Mari is a Catholi
- Wikidata Q2707959 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mari of Edessa (CC BY-SA)
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