Pethion — ܦܬܝܘܢ
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Pethion; PÉṮIŌN; ܦܬܝܘܢ; ܣܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܬܝܘܢ; Peṯyōn; Péthion; Mâr Péthion; St Pethion
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1410
identifier: 344
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=S&sK=St%20Pethion&sT=keywords
In hagiography: Pethion was a Zoroastrian convert who, with his uncle the monk Yazdin, preached in the region of the lower Zab. His hagiography was connected to that of an aristocratic father and daughter pair whom he helped to convert:Adorhormizd and his daughter Anahid. Pethion was martyred under Yazdegerd II.
death: 449
male
state: Martyr
state: Saint
event: Pethion is commemorated in Pethion, Adorhormizd, Anahid, and Yazdin (text).
Saints Syriaques PÉṮIŌN 344
AMS II 604-31
BHO 923-26
J . Corluy Analecta Bollandiana 8-44
Šuhadā' II 373-80
Hoffmann Auszüge 61-68
Fiey Mossoul chrétienne 123-25
Ms. Mingana syr. 214 fol. 131a-132a
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 71
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity St Pethion