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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Abraham of Arbela, bishop and martyr in Persia, ob. c. 345

Saint ID

S01366

Number in BH

O 12

Reported Death Not Before

309

Reported Death Not After

379

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03012The Syriac Martyrdom of *Abraham of Arbela (bishop and martyr in Persia, S01366) recounts the arrest, ill-treatment and martyrdom of Abraham under Shapur II (r. 309-379). Written in Sasanian Persia during the 4th or 5th c.
E04559Stone reliquary, reportedly inscribed with the names of *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023), and a certain Saint *Abraham (probably a local martyr or holy monk). Found in the territory of Epiphaneia/Ḥamāh (central Syria). Now lost. Probably 5th-6th c.
E06569Greek version of the Martyrdom of *Abraham of Arbela (bishop and martyr in Persia, S01366). Skeleton entry