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Document Details : Title: Umm Hindiyya's Syriac Heritage Subtitle: Religious Life as a Mirror to Liturgy Author(s): MAKHLOUF, Avril Journal: Journal of Eastern Christian Studies Volume: 56 Issue: 1-4 Date: 2004 Pages: 211-223 DOI: 10.2143/JECS.56.1.578703 Abstract : The following outline highlights certain aspects of Hindiyya's life.2 Hindiyya, whose baptismal name was Hanna, was born in Aleppo, on August 6, 1727, according to the monograph of Munir Wahiba al-Khazin. This ancient city was then a pashalik of the Ottoman Empire, an institution that remained a steady if generally remote background to the events of her life. She belonged to a moderately prosperous Maronite family consisting of her father, Shukhrallah, ‘Ajaimi, her mother, Hilana, a grandmother, four sisters, and at least one brother, Nicola. |
