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Barbara(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 313 ) Names: BarbaraBarbaraBARBĀRASt BarbaraIn hagiography: Barbara was a pagan girl converted to Christianity and killed by her father after tortures, perhaps during the Diocletian persecution.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1156
Barbaʿshmin — ܒܪܒܥܫܡܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 346) Names: BarbaʿshmīnBarbaʿshminBarb'ashminBarbaʾšmīnBarba‘shminBARB'AŜMĪNBarbaʿshmīn was a Bishop and martyr of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. He was arrested at Karka d-Ledan and martyred during the persecution of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1157
Barbʿashmin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: BarbʿashminBARB'AŜMĪNIn hagiography Barbʿashmin is commemorated as a Syrian orthodox patriarch.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1158
Barhadbshabba — ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 354) Names: BarḥadhbshabāBarhadbshabbaBarḥadbšabāBarhadbeshabbaBAR ḤAḎBŜABBABarḥaḏbshabā was a deacon of Arbela who was condemned to death during the persecution of Shapur II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1159
Barhadbshabba of Qartmin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 400-500 ) Names: Barhadbshabba of QartminBAR ḤAḎBŜABBA DE QARTMĪNIn hagiography: Barhadbeshabba of Qartmin was a monk and disciple of Samuel of Qartmin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1160
Barsai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 361-378 ) Names: BarsaiBarsesBARSAÏIn hagiography: Barsai was a bishop of Ḥarran and then Edessa while Ephrem the Syrian lived in Edessa ; he built the "Grand Baptistery" there.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1161
Barsamya — ܒܪܣܡܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 105) Names: BarsamyāBarsamyaBarsamyāBarsamyaBARSAMYASt BarsamyaAccording to tradition Barsamyā was an early Bishop of Edessa during the reign of the emperor Trajan and a contemporary with the Edessan martyrs...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1162
Barsauma of Hashrai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Barsauma of HashraiBARṢAUMAIn hagiography: Barṣawmā was a bishop and martyr of the monastery of Hashrai, presumably in Ṭur ʿAbdin .URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1164
Bar Shebya(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 424 ) Names: Bar ShebyaBAR ŜEWYAIn hagiography Bar Ŝewya or Bar Shabba was a solitary and first bishop of Merv he was deported from Byzantine territory to Ctesiphon The...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1165
Bar Shebya — ܒܪܫܒܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 342) Names: BarshebyāBar ShebyaBaršeḇyāBarshebyaBAR ŜEWYA ou BAR SABIABarshebyā or Shabbia was a monk who was the superior of a small monastery at Ishtahar near Persepolis He was martyred with ten others...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1166
Bassus(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 379 ) Names: BassusBassusBASSUSIn hagiography Bassus and his twin sister Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1167
Susan — ܫܘܫܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 379 ) Names: ShushānSusanBassus and Suzanne, with Stevin and LonginusŠōšanSuzanneBASSUS et SUZANNE, avec ÉTIENNE et LONGINIn hagiography Bassus and his twin sister Suzanna were twin children of a Zoroastrian governor They were informed about Christianity by a Christian slave...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1168
Bawai(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 484) Names: BawaiBĀWOÏIn hagiography Mar Bawai was commemorated as the Catholicos of the Church of the East from Tella He was born a Zoroastrian and converted...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1169
Behnam(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 379 ) Names: BehnamBEHNĀM (VAHUNAM)In hagiography: Behnam was a son of the covenant from the Kirkuk region who was stoned under shah Ardashir II.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1170
Behnam — ܒܗܢܡ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 300-400 ) Names: BehnāmBehnamBehnam and his sister sarahBēhnāmBehnamBEHNĀM et sa soeur SARĀHMar BehnamBehnām and his sister Sara were high born Christian martyrs who were the children of Sennacherib They converted to Christianity through a monk Mattai...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1171
Benjamin — ܒܢܝܡܝܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 422) Names: BenyamēnBenjaminBenyāmēnBenjaminBENJAMINBenyamēn was a deacon and martyr under Vahram V.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1172
Benjamin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 371) Names: BenjaminBENJAMINIn hagiography Benjamin was a hermit and priest from Dara he was ordained by Barsai of Edessa and travelled to Mount Sinjar He converted...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1173
Benjamin(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 460, 300-399 ) Names: BenjaminBENJAMINIn hagiography Benjamin was a disciple of Mar Awgin He travelled to Mount Izla and founded a monastery and school near Mardin His vita...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1174
Bishoi — ܒܝܫܘܝ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 400 ) Names: BīshōyBishoiBishoiBīšōyBishoïBishoyBIŜOÏMar BishoiBīshōy was monk and superior from the Nitrian Egyptian desert whose story was reproduced in Syriac recensions.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1175
Bohtishoʿ(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 363-371 ) Names: BohtishoʿBOḪTĪŜŌ'In hagiography: Boḥtisho was a deacon and a martyr who assisted Tomarsha in rebuilding churches destroyed under Shapur II. He was martyred under Vahram.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1176
Bohtizad of Kurke(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint) Names: Bohtizad of KurkeBŌḪTIZĀD OU BŌḪTYAZD DE KURKÉIn hagiography Boḥtizad of Kurke was a saint mentioned in a single East Syriac calendar There is a monastery named after him in the...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1177
Brikhishoʿ — ܒܪܝܟܝܫܘܥ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 351) Names: BrīkhīshōʿBrikhishoʿBerikyeshuaBrihishoBrīḵīšōʿBerikhichoBRĪḪĪŜŌ'Brīkhīshōʿ and his ten companions were martyred in the time of Shapur; they emerged in the context of a battle.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1178
Brihishoʿ, brother of Yawnan(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 327) Names: Brihishoʿ, brother of YawnanBRĪḪĪŜŌ', frère de YawnanIn hagiography Briḥisho was the brother of Yawnan They were two brothers from Beth Asa who travelled to a neighboring village to encourage more...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1179
Butlana — ܦܢܛܠܐܘܢ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, d. 305, 310 ) Names: ButlanaBUṬLĀNAPanṭalēʾōnPanteleonPantaleonPanṭalēʾōnPantaléonPANTALÉONIn hagiography: Buṭlāna was a doctor and a martyr. His story was a Syriacized version of the life of Pantaleon.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1180
Buya, Rabban(Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac Saintssaint, 600-700 ) Names: Rabban BuyaRABBAN BŪYAIn hagiography Rabban Buya was a monk who was from ʿAqra he had many companions and an anonymous sister who was also venerated as...URI: http://syriaca.org/person/1181