Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Jacob of Samosata — ܝܥܩܘܒ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1797 ܝܥܩܘܒ Yaʿqōb Jacob of Samosata Yaʿqōb Jacques http://syriaca.org/person/1797 Jacob was a martyr of Samosata. Martyr Saint Jacob of Samosata is commemorated in Hyperechius, Philotheus, Jacob, Paragros, Ḥabib, Romanus, and Lollian (The Seven Martyrs of Samosata) (text). Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 100 Acta martyrum et sanctorum