Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, David A. Michelson and James E. Walters, (eds.), "ʿAbda — ܥܒܕܐ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1099 ܥܒܕܐ ʿAbdā ʿAbda Abda ('Awda), 'Awdisho' de Kaskar ʿAḇdā Abda ABDA ('AWDA), 'AWDİŜO' http://syriaca.org/person/1099 8 male 376 Martyr ʿAbdā Alaha, priest, was tortured with ʿAbdishōʿ by Ardashir, brother of Sapor; ʿAbdā was arrested with seven friends and seven virgins. Barḥaḏbshabā and Samuel also were executed. Then ʿAbdishōʿ and ʿAbdā Alaha were executed. They were buried by Byzantine slaves in a neighboring village. He was martyred with 38 companions. The saint is venerated on 16 May in East Syrian church. ʿAbda is commemorated in ʿAbda, ʿAbdisho, and their Friends (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 62 Saints Syriaques ABDA ('AWDA), 'AWDİŜO' 8 AMS II, 325-48 BHO 5 Šuhadā' I, 357-68 Assemani ASMO 144-60 Lagrange 109-93 Leclercq III, 207-19 Hoffmann Auszüge 34-36 G . Lucchesi BS I, 42-43