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In hagiography: Abai
was a Persian Martyr killed by his father,
Adorpirozgerd, who later converted to Christianity.
He was mentioned in the legend of Saba Pirgushnasp. He was
martyred with his mother Astina (Hwarta) and 5000 friends.
Names
- Abai
- ĀBĀÏ1
Floruit
335-385
Event
The saint is venerated on 1 or 2 October.
1
Attestation
Abai is
commemorated in Abi
(text)
[http://syriaca.org/work/806]
.
Notes
Acts of Abai and other
martyrs are contained in a MS in the Library of the Syrian Orthodox
patriarchate.2
Acts of these martyrs
are contained in MS Sachau 241 in Berlin.3
Status: incomplete
Is this record complete?
Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 4.
- 2 Ignatius Afram Barsoum, al-Luʼluʼ al-manthūr fī tārīkh al-ʻulūm wa-al-ādāb al-Suryāniyyah, 2nd. Ed. (Aleppo, 1956)., p: 177.
- 3 SachauCataloguep: 814., p: 814.
- 4 MaddenCataloguep: 8, 11., p: 8, 11.
- 5 PeetersMartyrologep: 163., p: 163.
- 6 Ignatius Afram Barsoum, al-Luʼluʼ al-manthūr fī tārīkh al-ʻulūm wa-al-ādāb al-Suryāniyyah, 2nd. Ed. (Aleppo, 1956)., p: 625.
- 7 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: I, p: 13.
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