Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Ananias of Arbela — ܚܢܢܝܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1262 ܚܢܢܝܐ Ḥananyā Ananias of Arbela Hananya Ḥananyā Ananie d’Arbèles ḤANĀNYA http://syriaca.org/person/1262 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. 345 male Martyr Saint 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