Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, David A. Michelson and James E. Walters, (eds.), "Bassus" in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1167 Bassus Bassus BASSUS http://syriaca.org/person/1167 83 male 379 Martyr In hagiography: Bassus and his twin sister Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor. They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave. They were baptized by an ascetic named Longinus. They were killed by their father. A martyr named Stephen is also commemorated with them. At least one monastery commemorating Mar Bassus was founded near Apamea. Bassus is commemorated in Bassus (text). Bassus is commemorated in The Miracles of Bassus (text) — . Bassus is commemorated in The Miracles of Bassus (text) — . Bassus is commemorated in Bassus, Susan, Stephen, Longinus (text) — . Bassus is commemorated in Bassus, Susan, Stephen, Longinus (text) — . Bassus is commemorated in Bassus, Susan, Stephen, Longinus (text) — . Bassus is commemorated in Bassus, Susan, Stephen, and Longinus (text) — . Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1776 129 130 128 1070 1142 2025 Saints Syriaques BASSUS et SUZANNE, avec ÉTIENNE et LONGIN 83 AMS IV, 471-99 BHO 174-76 J.B. Chabot La légende de Mar Bassus (Paris, 1903), 72 pages reprinted in Leclercq III, 248-69 Shuhadā', I, 415-22. A. van Lantschoot DHGE VI, col. 1283 J.-M. Sauget BS II, 968-69 Fiey Nisibe 167-70