Pethion - ܦܬܝܘܢ
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A Zoroastrian convert to Christianity martyred during the reign of Yazdegerd II.
Names
Sex
male1
Death
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Descriptions
In hagiography: Pethion was a Zoroastrian
convert who, with his uncle the monk Yazdin, preached in the region
of the lower Zab. His hagiography was connected to that of an aristocratic
father and daughter pair whom he helped to convert:Adorhormizd and his daughter Anahid. Pethion was martyred
under Yazdegerd II.
Attestation
Pethion is commemorated in Pethion, Adorhormizd, Anahid, and Yazdin (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/292] .
10Notes
A Zoroastrian convert to Christianity martyred during the reign of Yazdegerd II.
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 344.
- 3 Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., : II, 604-31.
- 4 Paul Peeters and Société de Bollandistes, Bibliotheca hagiographica orientalis (1910)., : 923-26.
- 5 Joseph Corluy, Historia Sancti Mar Pethion martyris syriace et latine (Bruxellis: typis Polleunis, Ceuterick et Lefébure, 1888)., : 8-44.
- 6 Addai Scher, Kitāb ašhar šuhadā' al-mašriq (Vies des saints martyrs d'Orient (Mossoul, 1900)., : II, 373-80.
- 7 Georg Hoffmann, Auszüge aus syrischen Akten persischer Märtyrer (Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1880)., : 61-68.
- 8 Jean Maurice Fiey, Mossoul chrétienne: essai sur l'histoire, l'archéologie et l'état
actuel des monuments chrétiens de la ville de Mossoul (Beyrouth: Impr. catholique, 1959)., : 123-25.
- 9 Ms. Mingana syr. 214 , : fol. 131a-132a.
- 10 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 71.
- 11 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Pethion.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1410.About this Entry
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