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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste - ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗܕ̈ܐ

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In hagiography: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers martyred under Licinius who were commemorated collectively not only in the Greek church but widely across late antique Christianity. Their Syriac cult is not only attested by a rich textual tradition but also by numerous churches and monasteries including Church of the Forty Martyrs in Mardin, Church of the Forty Martyrs in Karamlish, Dayro d-Modiq, and Dayr Ibn Jājī.

Names

  • ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗܕ̈ܐ
  • Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
  • Martyrs de Sébaste (40)1
  • 40 Martyrs of Sebaste

Floruit

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Attestations

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/307] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/402] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/863] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/871] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1018] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1019] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1020] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1021] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1022] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1043] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1156] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1249] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1274] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1318] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1784] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in 40 Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1872] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1901] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1968] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/1985] .

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Forty Martyrs of Sebaste is commemorated in The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (text) [http://syriaca.org/work/2012] .

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Notes

In hagiography: Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers martyred under Licinius who were commemorated collectively not only in the Greek church but widely across late antique Christianity. Their Syriac cult is not only attested by a rich textual tradition but also by numerous churches and monasteries including Church of the Forty Martyrs in Mardin, Church of the Forty Martyrs in Karamlish, Dayro d-Modiq, and Dayr Ibn Jājī.
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 86, 182, 656, 664, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 863, 995, 1091, 1119, 1178, 1721, 1827, 1861, 1935, 1954, 1981.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Forty Martyrs of Sebaste — ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗܕ̈ܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1901.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Forty Martyrs of Sebaste — ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗܕ̈ܐ .”, 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/1901.

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  • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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