Date of the Martyrdom of Simeon bar Sabbae

Date of the Martyrdom of Simeon bar SabbaeTraditioSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/VAZHFRCP/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Martin J.HigginsDate of the Martyrdom of Simeon bar Sabbaehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/VAZHFRCPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/VAZHFRCPhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/VAZHFRCPTraditio1119551-35"It is the purpose of the present paper to prove that (1) after its introduction by Ardashir I the Persian calendar and only the Persian calendar was used in Mesopotamia down at least to 451 A.D., and (2) this holds also for the acts of Simeon bar Sabbae and puts his death on September 14. Since the calendar is inextricably bound up with various eras in the documents, we shall, therefore, discuss (I) the calendar, (II) the eras, and (III) the Passion of Simeon." "1. The Great Slaughter took place on Sept. 14-24, 344 A.D. (or, to be more precise, from Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 23). 2. Simeon bar Sabbae was martyred on Friday, Sept. 14, 344 A.D." (pp. 2; 35) Higgins, Martin J. “Date of the Martyrdom of Simeon Bar Sabbae.” Traditio 11 (1955): 1–35. Martin J. Higgins, Date of the Martyrdom of Simeon Bar Sabbae, Traditio 11 (1955): 1–35.AphrahatIV CEIV-VII CEIranPersian martyrsSassaniansSimeon bar Sabbaecalendarhagiographymartyrdompersecutionsaints