|
Martyrs Of Persia Under Shapur II
The Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II were Christian martyrs who were put to death by Shapur II of Persia (r. 309–379) for failing to renounce their faith. Historical accounts suggest that approximately 16,000 Christians may have been martyred during this period. They are remembered collectively in the Roman and Orthodox calendars, with the Roman Martyrology listing feast days on April 6, April 22, and May 9 for different groups of martyrs. Historical background The standard view of early Christianity in Persia is that it was tolerated until Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) was converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of the Roman Empire. Shapur II then became suspicious of Christians in his empire, and after being defeated in a war with Rome ordering that the Christian churches be destroyed and their clergy executed. This was later extended to execution of all Christians. This view is based on Syriac language, Syriac accounts of martyrdoms, but these may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles (bishop Of Susa)
Miles (, ), sometimes Mar (title), Mar Miles (Saint Miles), was a Christianity in Iran, Persian Christian prelate who served as Beth Huzaye (East Syriac ecclesiastical province), Bishop of Susa in Sasanian Empire, Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church. He was executed by the Sasanian authorities at the start of the Forty-Year Persecution. Miles is mentioned in the Syriac ''Martyrology of 411''. Sozomen in his ''Historia Ecclesistica'', written in Constantinople in the first half of the 5th century, briefly summarizes a Syriac language, Syriac account of the life of Miles. Towards the end of the 6th century, a fuller Syriac hagiography appeared, the ''Acts of Miles'' or ''Martyrdom of Miles''. His story also found its way into the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acepsimas Of Hnaita
Acepsimas of Hnaita (died October 10, 376) was a bishop, martyr and saint. Life Acepsimas was the bishop of Hnaita, residing at Paka in western Persia. He and several companions, including the priest Joseph of Bet-Katoba, who was then 70 years old, and the deacon Aitillaha of Bet-Nuhadra, who was then 66 years old, were arrested by Shapur II for refusing to worship according to the Zoroastrian faith. Acepsimas was taken in chains to Arbela (modern Erbil) before the governor. This judge admired how he could deny the divinity of the sun, which all the East adored. The martyr answered him, expressing his astonishment how men could prefer a creature to the Creator. By the orders of the governor he was laid on the ground with his feet bound, and in that posture barbarously scourged, till his whole body was covered with blood. He was then thrown into prison. Acepsimas endured three years of prison before he was racked and whipped to death on October 10, 376. Joseph was taken to Hdajab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Saints
Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the Indo-European family, native language of ethnic Persians *** Persian alphabet, a writing system based on the Arabic script * People and things from the historical Persian Empire Other uses * Persian (patience), a card game * Persian (roll), a pastry native to Thunder Bay, Ontario * Persian (wine) * Persian, Indonesia, on the island of Java * Persian cat, a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle * The Persian, a character from Gaston Leroux's ''The Phantom of the Opera'' * The Persians, an ancient Greek tragedy play written by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus in the 5th century BC * ''Persa'' (play) or ''The Persian'', comedy by the Roman playwright Plautus * Persian, a generation I Pokémon sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban Butler
Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiography, hagiographer. Born in Northamptonshire, he studied at the English College, in Douai, Douay, France where he later taught philosophy and theology. He served as guide on the Grand Tour to the nephews of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Upon his return in 1749, Butler was made chaplain to the Duke of Norfolk. He was appointed president of the English seminary at Saint Omer in France. Butler is mainly known for his ''Lives of the Saints'', the result of thirty years of work. Biography Alban Butler was born in 1710, at Appletree, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, the second son of Simon Butler, Esq. His father died when he was young and he was sent to the Lancashire boarding school run by Alice Harrison (Dame), Dame Alice. He went on to a Catholic further education at the English College, Douai, in France. In 1735 Butler was ordained a priest. At Douai, he was appointed professor of philosophy, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarbula
Tarbula (d. between 341 and 349), also called Tarbu, Therbuta, Pherbutha, and Phermoutha, (Syriac: ܬܪܒܘ ''Tarbo'') was a Syriac Christian saint, virgin, and martyr who was cut in half by saw after being accused of witchcraft and causing the illness of the Persian queen, wife of Shapur II. Her feast day is 4 April. Life Tarbula was born in what is now modern-day Iraq. Her brother was Saint Symeon (also called Simeon), bishop of what is now Al-Mada'in.Jensen, p. 50 Their father was a fuller. Tarbula also had a sister whose name is unknown. In some texts "Tarbo" or "Tharba" is the name given to Tarbula, while her sister is named "Pherbutha". Tarbula however is how the historian Sozomen translated her name into Greek. Tarbula, her sister, and a servant were all virgins and lived together "in a kind of ascetic house community", in the manner of Members of the Covenant. Tarbula, her sister and the servant were brought to the royal court to attend the queen of Persian empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Martyrology
The ''Roman Martyrology'' () is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church. Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the Roman Rite liturgy, but dioceses, countries and religious institutes may add duly approved appendices to it. It provides an extensive but not exhaustive list of the saints recognized by the Church. History In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decreed a revision of the Julian calendar, creating a new system, now called, after him, the Gregorian calendar. The ''Roman Martyrology'' was first published in 1583. A second edition was published in the same year. The third edition, in 1584, was made obligatory wherever the Roman Rite was in use. The main source was the Martyrology of Usuard, completed by the ''Dialogues'' of Pope Gregory I and the works of some of the Fathers, and for the Greek saints by the catalogue known as the Menologion of Sirlet. Its origins can be traced back to the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, which was originally based on calendars of Roman, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapor, Isaac, Mahanes, Abraham, And Simeon
Saints Sapor, Isaac, Mahanes, Abraham, and Simeon (died 339 AD) were a group of Christians in Persia who were martyred under King Shapur II. Their feast day is 30 November. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921), Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under November 30, See also * Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II The Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II were Christian martyrs who were put to death by Shapur II of Persia (r. 309–379) for failing to renounce their faith. Historical accounts suggest that approximately 16,000 Christians may have been martyred d ... Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sapor, Isaac, Mahanes, Abraham, and Simeon Year of birth missing 339 deaths Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era Persian saints 4th-century Christian saints Christians in the Sasanian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas And Barachisius
Saints Jonas and Barachisius (died 327), two brothers, were Persian martyrs during the persecutions of King Shapur II. Life L. M Pétin in his ''Dictionnaire hagiographique'' (1850) says that Barachisius and his brother Jonas were from the town of Beth-Asa in Persia. When Shapur II started his persecution of the Christians in 327, they went to Hubaham to encourage the martyrs and were arrested in turn. The judge demanded that they renounce their faith but they refused, despite extreme tortures, and died on 24 December 327. Their feast day is 29 March. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921), Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under May 26, See also * Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Persian saints 327 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel And Verda
Saints Daniel and Verda (died 344) were Christian martyrs under King Shapur II of Persia. Their feast day is 21 February. Monks of Ramsgate account The Monks of Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921), Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under February 21, See also * Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II The Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II were Christian martyrs who were put to death by Shapur II of Persia (r. 309–379) for failing to renounce their faith. Historical accounts suggest that approximately 16,000 Christians may have been martyred d ... Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniel and Verda Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era Persian saints 4th-century Christian saints Christians in the Sasanian Empire 344 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruthas Of Martyropolis
Maruthas or Marutha of Martyropolis was a Syriac monk who became bishop"The Armenian Life of Marutha of Maipherkat", Ralph Marcus, ''The Harvard Theological Review'', Vol. 25, No. 1 (Jan., 1932), 47. of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia ( Meiafarakin)"The Armenian Life of Marutha of Maipherkat", Ralph Marcus, ''The Harvard Theological Review'', 50. for a period beginning before 399 up to around 410. He is believed to have died before 420. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, his feast being kept on 4 December. He brought into his episcopal city the relics of so many martyrs that it received the Greek moniker ''Martyropolis''. During his tenure as bishop he was a friend of Byzantine churchman John Chrysostom. Moreover, it was through this political connections he was able to act as an envoy and ambassador between the East Roman Emperor and the Persian Emperor. In the interests of the Church of Persia, which had suffered much in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barba'shmin
Barbaʿshmin, also called Barbasceminus, was a fourth-century bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, primate of the Church of the East, and martyr. He succeeded Shahdost as bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in 343, during the great persecution of Shapur II, and was martyred three years later, in 346. Like several other early bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, he is included in the traditional list of patriarchs of the Church of the East, which also considers him a saint. His feast day is January 14. Sources Brief accounts of Barbaʿshmin's episcopate are given in the ''Ecclesiastical Chronicle'' of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (''floruit'' 1280) and in the ecclesiastical histories of the Nestorian writers Mari (twelfth-century), ʿAmr (fourteenth-century) and Sliba (fourteenth-century). His life is also covered in the ''Chronicle of Seert''. In all these accounts he is anachronistically called 'catholicus', a term that was only applied to the primates of the Church of the East in the fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
