Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Bar Shebya — ܒܪܫܒܝܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1166 ܒܪܫܒܝܐ Barshebyā Bar Shebya Baršeḇyā Barshebya BAR ŜEWYA ou BAR SABIA http://syriaca.org/person/1166 82 Barshebyā or Shabbia was a monk who was the superior of a small monastery at Ishtahar, near Persepolis. He was martyred with ten others. His name means "son of the deported." 342 male Martyr Saint Bar Shebya is commemorated in Barshebya (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 51 Saints Syriaques BAR ŜEWYA ou BAR SABIA 82 AMS II 281-84 BHO 146 Assemani ASMO I 93-95 Leclercq III 179-80 Lagrange 78-79 Šuhadā' I 272-74 DHGE G. Levenq VI col. 942 Vies des Saints XIII 11 December 338 Fiey Diocèses 202-203 BS II 837-37 G. Raspini