

Country |
Lebanon
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City |
Beirut
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Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
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Shelfmark | MS 619 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Bibliography |
Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 00619 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505009 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-204; Modern pagination in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-406 |
Binding Dimensions | 20 x 14 cm |
Provenance |
Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Homs in 1905 CE |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-204v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1858 |
Date Precise | 1858 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 to 22 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 204v. Copied by حبيب ابن مرعي مطر |

Title | Lives and miracles of Saints |
Associated Name |
John Chrysostom, -407
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Associated Name |
Ephrem, of Nisibis, 303-373
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Contents Detail |
Life of John Calybite (fol. 2r-9r); Mircles of Mary (fol 9v-32r); Miracles of Saint George (fol. 32r-39r); Ahiqar (fol. 39r-58r); Miracle of martyrs Gurias, Samonas and Abibas (fol. 58v-70v); homelies to the monks by John Chrysostom (fol 70v-84r); Temptation of Saint Anthony (fol. 84v-96v); History of Mount Sinai, its buildings and Saints that lived there (fol. 97v-125r); Life of Demetrius of Thessaloniki (fol. 125v-130v); Death and assumption of the Holy Virgin (fol. 131r-136r); various writings of Greek prelates on faith and on religious questions (fol. 138r-177v); story of Saint Paul, hermit, apostle of the city of Ma`lūlah (fol. 178r-186r); mescellanea including homelies by John Chrysostom and Saint Ephrem as well as the story of the sacrifice of Abraham (fol. 186v-204r) |

Country |
Lebanon
![]() |
City |
Beirut
![]() |
Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
![]() |
Shelfmark | MS 619 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Hagiographies |
Bibliography |
Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 00619 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505009 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 204 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-204; Modern pagination in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-406 |
Binding Dimensions | 20 x 14 cm |
Provenance |
Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Homs in 1905 CE |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-204v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1858 |
Date Precise | 1858 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 to 22 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 204v. Copied by حبيب ابن مرعي مطر |
Title | Lives and miracles of Saints |
Associated Name |
John Chrysostom, -407
![]() |
Associated Name |
Ephrem, of Nisibis, 303-373
![]() |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Contents Detail |
Life of John Calybite (fol. 2r-9r); Mircles of Mary (fol 9v-32r); Miracles of Saint George (fol. 32r-39r); Ahiqar (fol. 39r-58r); Miracle of martyrs Gurias, Samonas and Abibas (fol. 58v-70v); homelies to the monks by John Chrysostom (fol 70v-84r); Temptation of Saint Anthony (fol. 84v-96v); History of Mount Sinai, its buildings and Saints that lived there (fol. 97v-125r); Life of Demetrius of Thessaloniki (fol. 125v-130v); Death and assumption of the Holy Virgin (fol. 131r-136r); various writings of Greek prelates on faith and on religious questions (fol. 138r-177v); story of Saint Paul, hermit, apostle of the city of Ma`lūlah (fol. 178r-186r); mescellanea including homelies by John Chrysostom and Saint Ephrem as well as the story of the sacrifice of Abraham (fol. 186v-204r) |
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