Jacob of Adiabene — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܛܢܢܐ
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ܝܥܩܘܒ ܛܢܢܐ; Yaʿqub ṭanānā; Jacob of Adiabene; John and Jacob; Yaʿqōḇ ṭanānā; Jacques le Zélote (d’Adiabène); JEAN ET JACQUES
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1322
identifier: 256
Jacob, the zealot priest, was arrested with Yuḥanān bar Maryam(John), Bishop of Arbela, during the time of Shapur. They were decapitated at Beth Lapaṭ.
death: 344
male
state: Saint
event: Jacob of Adiabene is commemorated in John the Bishop and the Priest Jacob (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 103
Saints Syriaques JEAN ET JACQUES 256
AMS IV 128-30
BHO 500
Šuhadā' I 274-75
J.M. Fiey BSO I 1208