Name
Pusai and Martha, father and daughter, martyrs in Persia, ob. 341 or 344
Saint ID
S01218
Number in BH
O 993; O 698
Reported Death Not Before
341
Reported Death Not After
344
GenderMale
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
| ID | Title | E00854 | The Martyrdom of *Shimun/Symeon bar Ṣabbae (bishop and martyr in Persia, ob. 341 or 344, with companions, S00592) is produced by an anonymous Syriac-speaking writer in Persia during the late 4th or early 5th century. It describes the martyrdom of Symeon, bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and his companions the eunuch Gushtazad, the priests Ḥananya and Abdhaykla, and the craftsman *Pusai and his daughter (martyrs in Persia, S01218) during the reign of Shapur II (r. 309-379), with no reference to miraculous events. | E00855 | The History of *Shimun/Symeon bar Ṣabbae (bishop and martyr in Persia, ob. 341 or 344, and companions, S00592) is produced by an anonymous Syriac-speaking writer in Persia during the second half of the 5th century. It describes the martyrdom of Symeon, bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, and his companions, who include the eunuch Gushtazad, the priests Ḥananya and Abdhaykla, and the craftsman *Pusai (father of Martha and martyr in Persia, ob. 341 or 344, S01218) during the reign of Shapur II (r. 309-379). | E04002 | Sozomen, in his Ecclesiastical History (2.9-14), recounts the persecution of Christians in Persia under Shapur II (341-379), based on Syriac hagiograhical sources. These include martyrdom accounts of *Symeon/Shimun Bar Saba and his companions (S00592), *Pusai and his daughter (S01218), *Tarbo (S01611), *Akebeshma (S01725), *Aithala and Hapsai (S01482), *Azadan and Abdishu (S01726), and *Miles (S00919). Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/450. |
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