Shapor, bishop of Niqator — ܫܒܘܪ
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ܫܒܘܪ; Shapor, bishop of Niqator; Shabor; Šāḇōr; Shahpour; ŠAPOR, évêque de Niqator
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1450
identifier: 386
In hagiography: Shapor, bishop of Niqator was a bishop of Niqator or Awana who was martyred under Shapor II along with Isaac, bishop of Karka. Their names was later associated with a group of martyrs killed under Yazdgerd II including Maʿna, Abraham, and Simeon.
floruit: 379
male
state: Martyr
state: Saint
event: Shapor, bishop of Niqator is commemorated in Shapor, Isaac, Maʿna, Abraham and Simeon (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 40
Saints Syriaques ŠAPOR, ISAAC, MA'NA, ABRAHAM, et SIMEON 386
AMS II 51-56
BHO 1042
Assemani ASMO 226-29
Lagrange 31-34
Leclercq III 142-44
Šuhadā' I 189-92
Fiey Réhabilitation 208-209
T.F. Bossuyt BS I 125