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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Barsamya, martyr of Edessa

Saint ID

S01138

Number in BH

O 150-151

Reported Death Not Before

104

Reported Death Not After

104

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
"Confessors", Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01975The Acts of *Barsamya (confessor in Edessa, S01138) are written in Syriac in Edessa during the 5th c. They describe the persecution of Barsamya under Trajan, with no reference to miraculous events.