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E01811: The Martyrdom of the *Captives of Bet Zabdai (martyrs in Persia, ob. ca 362/363, S00917) relates that a martyr shrine was built in honour of these martyrs by a certain abbot, and that the relics of the bishops Dāwsā and Māryahb and of several presbyters were transferred into it from the cave where they were originally interred.
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posted on 2016-08-14, 00:00 authored by sminovMartyrdom of the Captives of Bet Zabdai
For a full summary of this Martyrdom, see E01810
ܘܛܢ ܪܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕ ܛܢܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ. ܘܫܩܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܖ̈ܡܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ: ܘܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢܐ. ܘܗܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܬܡܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ.
'A certain abbot was inspired with beautiful zeal for God. He built a martyr shrine there on that place, took those bones from the cave, and put them in the building he had built. And lo, unto this day gatherings are being held there.'
Text: Bedjan 1890-1897, vol. 2, 324. Translation: Smith 2016, 190; lightly modified.
For a full summary of this Martyrdom, see E01810
ܘܛܢ ܪܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܚܕ ܛܢܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ. ܘܫܩܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܖ̈ܡܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ: ܘܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢܐ. ܘܗܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܬܡܢ ܟܢܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ.
'A certain abbot was inspired with beautiful zeal for God. He built a martyr shrine there on that place, took those bones from the cave, and put them in the building he had built. And lo, unto this day gatherings are being held there.'
Text: Bedjan 1890-1897, vol. 2, 324. Translation: Smith 2016, 190; lightly modified.
History
Evidence ID
E01811Saint Name
Captives of Bet Zabdai, martyrs in Persia, ob. ca 362/363 : S00917Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdomLanguage
- Syriac
Evidence not before
382Evidence not after
500Activity not before
382Activity not after
500Place of Evidence - Region
IranPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
GpettāPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Gpettā Susa Susa Շաւշ Šawš شوش ShushMajor author/Major anonymous work
Persian martyrdom accountsCult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast