Name
Aitalāhā/Aeithalas and Ḥapsay/Apsees, martyrs in Persia
Saint ID
S01482
Number in BH
BHO 29, BHG 2015
Reported Death Not Before
354
Reported Death Not After
379
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E03588 | The 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. | 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. | E06601 | Greek version of the Martyrdom of *Aitalāhā/Aeithalas and Ḥapsay/Apsees (martyrs in Persia, S01482). Skeleton entry |
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