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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Barhadbeshabba, deacon and martyr in Persia under Shapur II

Saint ID

S01466

Number in BH

O 138

Reported Death Not Before

309

Reported Death Not After

379

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03565The Syriac Martyrdom of *Barhadbeshabba (deacon and martyr in Persia, S01466) recounts the martyrdom of Barhadbeshabba in the territory of Arbela (Northern Mesopotamia) under Shapur II (r. 309-379). Written in Sasanian Persia during the 4th or 5th c.
E03588The Syriac Martyrdom of *Aitalāhā and Ḥapsay (martyrs in Persia, S01482) recounts the martyrdom of the former pagan priest Aitalāhā from Arbela (northern Mesopotamia) and the deacon Ḥapsay from Bet ‘Arbāyē in the province of Khuzistan under Shapur II (r. 309-379). Written in Sasanian Persia during the 4th or 5th c.