barasam

Updated: May 16, 2025

It is twelve days journey from Tauris to Persia . In the confines stands the monastery of St Barasam, of which the monks resemble Carmelites: they make girdles, which they lay on the altars and give to their friends, who esteem them as holy. Persia is divided into eight kingdoms, viz.

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