Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Arrian — ܐܪܝܢܘܣ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1613 ܐܪܝܢܘܣ Arīyenōs Arrian ʾĀrīyenōs Arrien http://syriaca.org/person/1613 Arrian was a judge or governor in Egypt in the time of the emperor Diocletian. He was converted to Christianity on account of the examples of Apollonios and Philemon. Arrian was also martyred. 312 Martyr Saint Arrian is commemorated in Apollonios, Philemon, Arrian and his Companions (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1366 Acta Sanctorum VIII Martii 7 750-751