Ananias of Arbela — ܚܢܢܝܐ
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ܚܢܢܝܐ; Ḥananyā; Ananias of Arbela; Hananya; Ḥananyā; Ananie d’Arbèles; ḤANĀNYA
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1262
identifier: 186
Ḥananyā was a layman arrested in year six of the persecution of Shapur by order of the mobed Ardishag. He was martyred three times. There was a church dedicated to him in Erbil.
death: 345
male
state: Martyr
state: Saint
event: Ananias of Arbela is commemorated in Ananias of Arbela (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 105
Saints Syriaques ḤANĀNYA 186
AMS IV 131-32
BHO 372
Šuhadā' I 281-82
Peeters Passionnaire 273-74
DHGE II s.v. Ananie le Perse col. 1436 L. Clugnet
Vies des Saints XII 1 December 25
T.F. Bossuyt BS I 1036