Name
Bassa, martyr of Edessa in Macedonia, and her sons Theognis, Agapios and Pistos
Saint ID
S01796
Number in BH
G 268
GenderMale
Male
Female
Type of Saint
ID | Title | E03839 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 21 August *Abraham (Old Testament patriarch, S00275), *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Bassa (martyr of Edessa in Macedonia under Galerius, S01796) and *Aeglon (anchorite in Sketis, S01514). | E06497 | The Greek Life of *Alypios (stylite and monastic founder in Hadrianopolis, ob. early 7th c., S02437), written as a funeral oration (epitaphios logos), presents its hero as an extraordinary stylite, describing his upbringing, career, struggles with demons, miracles, and death. Probably written at Alypios’ monastery near Hadrianopolis (Paphlagonia, northern Asia Minor), in the mid to late 7th c. Overview entry | E06647 | The Greek Martyrdom of *Bassa (martyr of Edessa in Macedonia under Galerius, and her sons Theognis, Agapios and Pistos, S01796). Skeleton entry |
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