Name
Captives of Bet Zabdai, martyrs in Persia, ob. c. 362/363
Saint ID
S00917
Number in BH
O 375
Reported Death Not Before
360
Reported Death Not After
363
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E01810 | The Syriac Martyrdom of the *Captives of Bet Zabdai (martyrs in Persia, ob. c. 362/363, S00917) describes the martyrdom of bishop Dāwsā, presbyter Māryahb, deacon ‘Abdišō‘ and 275 other Christian captives of war from the Roman city of Bet Zabdai (Bezabde) in northern Mesopotamia during the reign of Shapur II (r. 309-379). Written in Persia during the 5th century. | E01811 | The Martyrdom of the *Captives of Bet Zabdai (martyrs in Persia, ob. ca 362/363, S00917) relates that a martyr shrine was built in honour of these martyrs by a certain abbot, and that the relics of the bishops Dāwsā and Māryahb and of several presbyters were transferred into it from the cave where they were originally interred. |
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