Pkidha was the first

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Adiabene Adiabene ( Greek: Αδιαβηνή, ) was an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, corresponding to the northwestern part of ancient Assyria. The size of the kingdom varied over time; initially encompassing an area between the Zab Rivers, it ...

, a kingdom in northern

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. He held the see from 104 to 114 AD. He was born as a slave of a Zoroastrian master. Tradition says that he saw the missionary Addai from Edessa raise a girl to life and gave his heart to the Lord.

References

Moffet, Samuel. ''A History of Christianity in Asia.'' Orbis, 1998. 2nd-century Mesopotamian bishops Adiabene Bishops of the Church of the East {{EarlyChurch-bishop-stub