Bassus - [ Syriac Not Available ]
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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.
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Works Cited
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- 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 83.
- 2 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1776, 129, 130, 128, 1070, 1142, 2025.
- 3 AMSvol: IV, p: 471-99., vol: IV, p: 471-99.
- 4 Paul Peeters and Société de Bollandistes, Bibliotheca hagiographica orientalis (1910)., entry: 174-76.
- 5 J.B. ChabotLa légende de Mar Bassus
- 6 Šuhadā'vol: I, p: 415-22., vol: I, p: 415-22.
- 7 A. van LantschootDHGEvol: VI, col: col. 1283., vol: VI, col: col. 1283.
- 8 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: II, p: 968-69.
- 9 FieyNisibep: 167-70., p: 167-70.
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