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SUMMARY:St. Mary of Qidun
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DESCRIPTION:Mort Mariam was the niece of Mor Abraham of Qidun and she live
 d as an ascetic with her uncle in a cave-cell outside the city. In the His
 tory of Abraham of Qidun we read about how Mariam left the ascetic life fo
 r the life of a harlot but returned after two years through her uncle's in
 tervention and his acts of sacrifice. The life story of Mariam is one of t
 he most famous testimonies of repentance among Syriac saints. In some Syri
 ac Orthodox liturgical manuscripts\, a "soogitho" or dialogue poem of St. 
 Mary can be found for the Second Sunday of Great Lent and the Fourth Sunda
 y of Great Lent in the midnight (lilyo) office.Summary: Late in life Mor A
 braham took charge of the daughter of his recently deceased brother\, a gi
 rl of 7 years by the name of Mary. Abraham chooses to raise her as a hermi
 t and teach her the essentials of a hermit’s life. She is allotted a cav
 e-cell of her own\, in front of Abraham’s cell\, separated from his cell
  by a door. Mary followed Abraham’s example in all respects\, but by the
  time she came of age\, her outward beauty attracted the attention of a yo
 ung man pretending to be a hermit. This imposter seduces Mary to commit si
 n. After having committed her sin\, she leaves her cell out of shame\, unb
 eknownst to her uncle.In a long monologue (see the Sogitho of Mary) she be
 wails her fate and argues that\, now that she failed so utterly\, she coul
 d never expect to find forgiveness and grace anymore\, neither from her un
 cle nor from God. Panic and affliction started to rule her and her heart w
 eakened\, and she left her cell. In utter despair\, Mary enters a brothel 
 to become a prostitute. Only two days after Mary left him\, Abraham came t
 o realize through a dream that his niece is no longer with him. In a night
 mare he saw a serpent devouring a dove\, and on awakening\, Abraham acts o
 n this premonition and calls out to Mary\, only to find out that she is no
  longer in her cell. He then asks the help of an acquaintance to go and fi
 nd out her whereabouts.After two years her secret place of dwelling is dis
 covered. Abraham in the guise of a soldier\, leaves his cell to go and bri
 ng Mary back. He enters the brothel and behaves as a regular brothel custo
 mer\, drinking wine and eating meat and asking for the most beautiful girl
  on offer\, so as not to betray his identity to his niece\, who he is afra
 id might try to flee from him out of shame. It is this act of breaking his
  strict rules of abstinence\, which marks the ultimate sacrifice. In excha
 nge for the spiritual salvation of a lost soul\, he gives away in the spur
  of the moment an entire life time of strictest austerity and self-chastis
 ement. In the seclusion of a private chamber within the brothel\, Abraham 
 makes his identity known to his niece\, who bursts into tears believing th
 at there still is hope for her to be saved from a life of sin. Mor Abraham
  prays with her and reminds her that "God accepts every repentant even if 
 he has many great sins." Finally\, she returns with her uncle to the hermi
 tage\, where Abraham is wise enough to allot the inner cell to her this ti
 me\, where he himself used to live. Both lead henceforward a life in stric
 test austerity.Life of St. Mary of Qidun and her Sugitho:&nbsp\;https://bi
 t.ly/LifeMaryQidun&nbsp\;
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