Name
Elesbaas, king of Aksum, ob. c. 540
Saint ID
S02835
Reported Death Not Before
520
Reported Death Not After
540
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monarchs and their family, Ascetics/monks/nuns
| ID | Title | E06616 | The Greek Martyrdom of *Arethas and companions at Najran (S01492), tells of the beheading of Arethas, leader of the city of Najran (in southern Arabia), along with many other Christians, by the Jewish Himyarite king Dounaan in 522/523; in passing, the account also mentions the earlier death by burning of many other Christians, and the burning of the body of *Paulos (bishop and martyr of Najran, S00620). A punitive campaign by king *Elesbaas (king of Aksum and ascetic, S02835) avenges the martyrs' deaths and establishes a shrine for them. Written in Greek based on Syriac sources, probably in the 6th century. |
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